• spirinolas@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    As an European it’s pretty clear now that the US is our enemy. This is just the start. We really need to put our military in order and prepare for the inevitable attack.

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      It’s impossible to catch up to the US war machine in 4 years only. We can only start the process, but I also doubt the US would sit by idly and let us become too powerful.

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        The nice thing is that Trump will replace our best generals and other leadership with utter incompetents.

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        We don’t really need the power to be able to attack the US. Just enough to be able to defend ourselves and that is far from impossible even in 4 years.

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          Attack the US?

          You guys are crazy for even entertaining the idea.

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      Don’t worry. The US may have the most experienced, well funded, and outfitted military on the planet, but the bafoons at the top keep getting in the way of the military executing a war the way it wants to.

      See: Iraq 2, WMD boogaloo, or the cult classic Vietnam: Congress goes to war.

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        You really aren’t even joking at all. This is what happens when Congress gets out of the way of the military.

        https://youtu.be/rD2C1H-dzzI

        Dude has a channel dedicated to telling the unbelievable stories of what our soldiers have done when the leash comes off.

        Warning: dude is a conservative, so his takes on socialism and communism are what you’d expect

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          I wasn’t kidding in the slightest. If the DoD had executed the second Iraq invasion it would have taken a few days. But Rumsfeld and his croneys insisted on it being done their way, and they didn’t know shit about fuck when it came to warfare. (Note: this may have been because Rumsfeld was lying and committing crimes that, had the military done things the way they wanted, would have been exposed.)