Isn't it cute when magats start playing the "literal" game? Suddenly they are unfamiliar with "euphemisms". And if one is technically using the wrong verbiage, then one must be wrong about everything else, right?
Vietnam, which lays at the feet of Democrats and Republicans, lasted about 20 years.
Afghanistan, a Republican venture, lasted 20 years.
Both were based on LIES, as was the invasion occupation of Iraq (another Republican debacle) which was just over 8 years.
And ALL left decades of damage to the land and people that are STILL being felt to this day (old land mines, poisoned farm lands, elevated cancer levels and birth defects/miscarriages, etc.).
So now our Maga Cheeto Jeezus and company have started something that may have similar repercussions. So yeah, for the current and next generation, it may feel/seem like "forever"... especially for the surviving family members and friends of deceased soldiers and civilians.