perseus
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Whilst the Finnish victory in the 'Winter War' of 1940 was very impressive
I wasn't aware Finland did win. Neither side did, but as a whole, the peace terms were harsh for Finland. The USSR received the city of Vyborg, in addition to their prewar demands.
stop Russian (Soviet) domination of the European theatre
Actually it nearly defeated the USSR indirectly, since it must have given Hitler the confidence to launch Barbarossa. Unless you believe he would have done this anyway.
I'd say the Iraqi insurgents are doing a pretty bang-up job of expelling their occupiers.
I doubt if we would be very popular for saying this, but yes I expect this is a real David and Goliath struggle, and it seems increasingly probable that the former will eventually win, or that a complete political breakdown will result, if it hasn't done so already.
It seems that a Democratic state with a free media cannot afford to have too many body bags returning or bad publicity from collateral damage, this severely handicaps them. The Insurgents have no such limitations, and many are willing to literally commit suicide to further their cause.
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