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  "path": "/blog/when-will-we-ever-learn",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-01T03:33:50.000Z",
  "site": "https://paullieberman.org",
  "tags": [
    "Politics",
    "Philosophy",
    "Bridgy"
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  "textContent": "When was the last time a war actually accomplished anything except death and suffering? Not in my lifetime. Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, all the same story. We go in without really knowing what our goals are. We fail to accomplish whatever it is we think we're doing there. And we leave in disgrace, leaving behind a destabilized country ready to be taken over by the people who we were supposedly protecting it form. Communists in Vietnam, ISSIS in Iraq, and the Taliban in Afghanistan. Does anyone really believe that Iran is suddenly going to turn into a democracy now that we've killed the supreme leader? If you do I have a bridge to sell you.\n\nBridgy",
  "title": "When will we ever learn?"
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