Can this be REAL?

One thing is fact is that when the British were whacked by the Afghanistanis, they never went back; and when old mother Russia was whacked by the Afghanistanis, they have also never been back.

However, for some strange reason, despite the precedents set by two world powers, the US has authoritative figures who think otherwise:

Top Pentagon Official: U.S. "Considering" Sending Combat Troops to Iraq

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The top military officer in the United States has said he is considering sending U.S. combat troops back to Iraq. Testifying before a House panel, Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey said the United States could send a "modest" number of troops to help Iraqi forces retake Mosul and other areas seized by Islamic State militants.

Gen. Martin Dempsey: "There’s some places along the path that I think will be fairly complex terrain for them, including, for example Mosul, and eventually as they need to restore the border between Iraq and Syria. I’m not predicting at this point that I would recommend that those forces in Mosul and along the border would need to be accompanied by U.S. forces, but we’re certainly considering it."

Dempsey’s comments come after President Obama has repeatedly vowed not to send combat troops back into Iraq. Obama has already asked Congress to approve a $5.6 billion plan that would involve doubling the U.S. troop presence in Iraq with an additional 1,500 "noncombat" personnel. Dempsey spoke a day after Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi fired 26 Iraqi military commanders for incompetence and corruption

Why or why Dempsey are you so contrarian to historical precedent. Are you sure, whacking once is not enough? Well, twice, if we count the whacking you got at the hands of the Vietnamese.

Do you know of the extent of the discredit that the US would have to endure if you are whacked a second time by the Afghanistanis and you have to withdraw?