WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR THE U.S. TO WIN WARS?
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U.S. presidents have promised short, decisive wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran.
All have proved much more difficult than advertised and fallen far short of the political goals set at the beginning.
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- NPR Topics: News: presidents have promised short, decisive wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran.
- NPR Topics: News: All have proved much more difficult than advertised and fallen far short of the political goals set at the beginning.
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- Topic: US — the feed headline centres on HARD, WARS.
- Original feed: NPR Topics: News.
- Published: 18 Jul 2026, 13:45 UK.
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