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		ilyt on Feb 11, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US jet shoots down unknown object flying off Alask... I mean your entire comment could be just "...also known for centuries as Pyrrhic victory" and lose nothing but some words

Sharlin on Feb 11, 2023 [–]

The rest was important context, IMO. It was less “this already has a name” and more “this is the very essence of warfare”. And has been for tens of thousands of years.

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