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Afghanistan war, Australian poet, Futile wars, Kalashnikov AK-47, poem, poetry, Rhyming couplets, taliban, Unwinnable wars
Small War Couplets
When you can’t tell the foe from your friend,
History tells us – such wars never end.
But we’re winning – we’ll banish the foe!
If you do, he’ll return when you go.
We have rockets and choppers and drones!
But the Taliban have their smart phones.
His insurgency, with science, we’ll stifle.
He’ll just hide in the hills with his rifle.
But I’m telling you – we have the gear!
And your fighters – are they without fear?
But we’re winning in Afghanistan!
No you’re not – though you did get a tan.
What! A tribesman! Should I fear a peasant?
Being shot from long range isn’t pleasant.
A Kalashnikov! – that’s an old gun!
It will still put a hole in you son.
dnobrienpoetry 
Russia was there forever; looks like we will be too. Well, we already have.
Actually, armies (and soldiers for that matter) like these “little wars” as they treat them as live firing exercises which keep them at least to some extent “battle hardened”. (and they get medals) So long as they don’t get totally out of hand no one seems to worry too much.