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37 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 15 Apr \ parent \ on: China 'ready for war' w/ America and Sec Hegseth Comments Evaluated Politics_And_Law
overestimate their enemies capabilities.
I think that statement is true. Iraq is a great example. But at the same time the US underestimates the cost of conflict to a point that I often wonder if they care at all. Victory seems like an inevitable outcome to them
So one the one hand the enemy is so dangerous we have to do something and we can and will win because we are the best. Both ideas seem strong in war hawks.
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60 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 15 Apr
Good point. I guess I usually dismiss the public statements as knowing lies to get us into a war that they think will be easy (and profitable).
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32 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 15 Apr
For sure, was just thinking the same thing. One has to separate the "marketing" from reality.
The Iraq war was a massive boon for those select few multi-national corps that were a part of the rubblization and rebuilding. The oil companies and various military contractors.
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