So they want the war to end, but they’ve lost so much prosecuting the war that they don’t want to lose what they’ve acquired? A nation willing to keep getting people killed over a sunk-cost fallacy.
Playing devil’s advocate, wouldn’t most civilians from any country have a similar opinion on “keep fighting, or end the war, but lose all your gains so your comrades and children died for nothing?”
It’s easy to say “sunk cost fallacy” but that last bit is very, very tough to get over. Ask any US veteran how they feel about their time in the ME now.
The pool may also be further polluted since saying “yes end the war even if we lose all gains” may be considered an unpatriotic opinion that gets you targeted by Russian police. These are people that can and do jail men, women, and children for such behavior.
It’s easy to say “sunk cost fallacy” but that last bit is very, very tough to get over. Ask any US veteran how they feel about their time in the ME now.
Most of them I know are extremely bitter about being sent over there to begin with, including the very patriotic ones. Very few have an opinion along the lines of “We should have stayed until the job is done”. Most express some variant of “We should have gotten out sooner, but also the fact that we left our translators behind to be executed by the Taliban haunts my dreams”
The pool may also be further polluted since saying “yes end the war even if we lose all gains” may be considered an unpatriotic opinion that gets you targeted by Russian police. These are people that can and do jail men, women, and children for such behavior.
So they want the war to end, but they’ve lost so much prosecuting the war that they don’t want to lose what they’ve acquired? A nation willing to keep getting people killed over a sunk-cost fallacy.
All they need to do is claim that they’ve been there for 2000 years and they’re set.
Don’t worry, they’ve already pulled the history card. The former president of Mongolia even commented on it
#MakeMongoliaGreatAgain
Propaganda is a hell of a drug.
Playing devil’s advocate, wouldn’t most civilians from any country have a similar opinion on “keep fighting, or end the war, but lose all your gains so your comrades and children died for nothing?”
It’s easy to say “sunk cost fallacy” but that last bit is very, very tough to get over. Ask any US veteran how they feel about their time in the ME now.
The pool may also be further polluted since saying “yes end the war even if we lose all gains” may be considered an unpatriotic opinion that gets you targeted by Russian police. These are people that can and do jail men, women, and children for such behavior.
Most of them I know are extremely bitter about being sent over there to begin with, including the very patriotic ones. Very few have an opinion along the lines of “We should have stayed until the job is done”. Most express some variant of “We should have gotten out sooner, but also the fact that we left our translators behind to be executed by the Taliban haunts my dreams”
That much is true.