return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThose who live outside of the US, what's something Americans aren't ready to hear?message-squaremessage-square465fedilinkarrow-up1308arrow-down144
arrow-up1264arrow-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 · 1 year agomessage-square465fedilink
minus-squareBrave Little Hitachi Wand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·1 year 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-down1·1 year 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-squareMaeve@kbin.earthlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year 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.
Destabilizing other countries and exploitation of natural resources and cheap labor, in order to maintain USD and military hegemony. That’s why.