>>>Two things were different:
>>>>>-There was no wall
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>Well, apart from the "Peace Lines" not due to be completely phased out until 2023. As for the leaders - peace was brought on by prosperity stripping both sets of belligerents of recruits, not something radical leadership sought or wanted on either side.

Correct. It took courage for the voices of peace to go against the radicals, who had a lot of popular support.
If you look around, most of the statues are war heroes. Not many peacemakers.

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>WRT the current favorite brick: the authorized mission for US troops in Syria is to stamp out terrorism, not to defend Kurds. If the US wants to defend Kurds, Congress needs to authorize that. Perhaps they can fit it in amongst the latest impeachment investigation, or even better just pretend it's all on BOM and insist the Kurds' blood is on his hands.

As I said I don't have any opinion about Syria.
In principle I agree with Trump's idea that US soldiers should be brought home.
My problem with him is that he's a disgusting degenerate who is a disgrace to his office.