return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoThose who live outside of the US, what's something Americans aren't ready to hear?message-squaremessage-square626fedilinkarrow-up1327arrow-down148
arrow-up1279arrow-down1message-squareThose who live outside of the US, what's something Americans aren't ready to hear?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square626fedilink
minus-squareMr_Blott@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down3·2 months agoWell at least you’re good at… losing wars, I dunno
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down1·2 months agoThe winning or losing was almost always secondary. The main thing is to spend a load of money on wars. We’ve never failed at that.
minus-squareJolteon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·2 months agoMilitary skill was a use it or lose it thing. I wouldn’t be surprised if all of the wars that the US has been fighting have been intentional, specifically in order to maintain skilled soldiers.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down1·2 months agoGovernment spending in the Military Industrial Complex is the point. An able militia military is a side effect.
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoDestabilizing other countries and exploitation of natural resources and cheap labor, in order to maintain USD and military hegemony. That’s why.
Well at least you’re good at… losing wars, I dunno
The winning or losing was almost always secondary. The main thing is to spend a load of money on wars. We’ve never failed at that.
Military skill was a use it or lose it thing. I wouldn’t be surprised if all of the wars that the US has been fighting have been intentional, specifically in order to maintain skilled soldiers.
Government spending in the Military Industrial Complex is the point.
An able
militiamilitary is a side effect.Destabilizing other countries and exploitation of natural resources and cheap labor, in order to maintain USD and military hegemony. That’s why.