return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoThose who live outside of the US, what's something Americans aren't ready to hear?message-squaremessage-square580fedilinkarrow-up1323
arrow-up1323message-squareThose who live outside of the US, what's something Americans aren't ready to hear?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square580fedilink
minus-squareThe Snark Urge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 month 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-up5·1 month 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-up16·1 month agoGovernment spending in the Military Industrial Complex is the point. An able militia military is a side effect.
minus-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoDestabilizing other countries and exploitation of natural resources and cheap labor, in order to maintain USD and military hegemony. That’s why.
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.