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Originally Posted by ItalianStereotype
the war on terror will probably be as long as vietnam, but this war wont.
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The war on terror will never be over, not if its intended purpose is to end terrorism (or even just terrorism against the US). Unless you're talking about secondary goal of it, like establishing democracies in the Middle East? Anyway, how long was the Vietnam war again?
The excess media coverage and of this war and the international attention to it is making it seem like things are moving much slower than 'usual'. But I think the biggest problem right now is that the allied forces might not really be prepared for the manner in which Middle Eastern countries fight; invoking religion, using suicide bombers, arming civilians or using them as human shields, martyrs, etc.