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Winning is easier than losing for the United States in the context of the passage because losing would mean ____________.
  1. admitting to a mistake
  2. Both (A) and (C)
  3. that the other side would win.
  4. it would have to abandon something it wanted to accomplish.

A
it would have to abandon something it wanted to accomplish.
B
Both (A) and (C)
C
admitting to a mistake
D
that the other side would win.
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Losing would mean the USA would have to accept their mistakes and relinquish attractive fantasies. The cost of leaving will be high (though not high as staying would be). So, from these lines, both A) and C) are correct and hence the correct answer is D). There is no mention of option B in the passage.

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