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> Hypothetically, if a Russian agent became President of the USA, what would you expect him to do? If a Russian agent became President of the USA, I would expe

by update 8y ago

> Hypothetically, if a Russian agent became President of the USA, what would you expect him to do? If a Russian agent became President of the USA, I would expect him to disarm american citizens and to reduce the power of the U.S. military. e: if you're downvoting please explain why.

he0001 8y ago
Why would disarming citizens make a difference?
- update 8y ago
  "You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass." It seems like a no-brainer that an enemy force (Russia in this instance) would want to disarm the people they plan to attack/control. The OP asked what I'd expect from a Russian Agent as President, and that's what I'd expect one of the first steps to be. I _wouldn't_ expect a russian agent who became president of the U.S. to fight for the 2nd Amendment/arming of citizens and to push for the EU to increase their military spending. Sure, it could happen, but I wouldn't expect it.
  - he0001 8y ago
    You don't need to invade a country to conquer it.
    - dragonwriter 8y ago
      And, moreover, you don't need to conquer it (with out without invasion) to destabilize it and reduce it's influence as a geopolitical rival.
wongarsu 8y ago
I'm not convinced disarming citizens would be a good move for an agent. It would cost a lot of political capital to pull off, and the benefit only materialized in the unlikely event of physically occupying the US (which would be decades in the future). Keeping guns readily available also seems to come at a cost to health and safety of the population, benefitting the goals of a Russian agent. Weakening the U.S. military sounds like a more worthwile goal. Reducing their budget would be one way to do that, but that's easily undone. I would go for more a more sublte approach to inflict better long-term damage. Try to restructure and reprioritise to get less done with more money. Try to get rid of important military installations abroad. Try to burn bridges with allies to make sure the US military has to take a larger burden in foreign interventions. If you're feeling really bold, try to establish entirely new arms of the military to further decrease effectiveness and increase spending. Try to do all of that in a way that's hard to undo by the next president.

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he0001 8y ago

Why would disarming citizens make a difference?

update 8y ago
"You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass." It seems like a no-brainer that an enemy force (Russia in this instance) would want to disarm the people they plan to attack/control. The OP asked what I'd expect from a Russian Agent as President, and that's what I'd expect one of the first steps to be. I _wouldn't_ expect a russian agent who became president of the U.S. to fight for the 2nd Amendment/arming of citizens and to push for the EU to increase their military spending. Sure, it could happen, but I wouldn't expect it.
- he0001 8y ago
  You don't need to invade a country to conquer it.
  - dragonwriter 8y ago
    And, moreover, you don't need to conquer it (with out without invasion) to destabilize it and reduce it's influence as a geopolitical rival.

wongarsu 8y ago

I'm not convinced disarming citizens would be a good move for an agent. It would cost a lot of political capital to pull off, and the benefit only materialized in the unlikely event of physically occupying the US (which would be decades in the future). Keeping guns readily available also seems to come at a cost to health and safety of the population, benefitting the goals of a Russian agent. Weakening the U.S. military sounds like a more worthwile goal. Reducing their budget would be one way to do that, but that's easily undone. I would go for more a more sublte approach to inflict better long-term damage. Try to restructure and reprioritise to get less done with more money. Try to get rid of important military installations abroad. Try to burn bridges with allies to make sure the US military has to take a larger burden in foreign interventions. If you're feeling really bold, try to establish entirely new arms of the military to further decrease effectiveness and increase spending. Try to do all of that in a way that's hard to undo by the next president.