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windship's avatar

America is addicted to copious quantities of war porn, and it's a debilitating disease that leaves it's victims suffering in social isolation but always wanting a bigger missile.

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Stephen's avatar

Good take down of this WSJ propaganda.

I love the comment it makes about American success in Afghanistan! Priceless.

America (like Britain before it) is an expeditionary power. Has not had to fight off a serious invader pretty much since ever. All the foreign wars from the Spanish American War onwards have been overseas campaigns waged far from home, albeit usually positioned as defensive and in favour of democracy. US casualties have also aways been very limited compared to other belligerents. So war is treated as a game. Even the call sign Q referred to in the article plays to that mindset.

China and Russia have both had relatively recent experience of invasion and of losing millions of people in war. They treat it as a more serious endeavour. Which is not to say they have a desire to go around invading everyone. They don’t. But when they do fight they see it as a necessity for national survival. Not some game that is really designed to enable well heeled careers, push money to the MIC and fund political campaigns. That is the root of why America’s military is in reality so unsuccessful and so not ready for real war.

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