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Does it? Can that leverage be disentangled from being the largest economy? Economics is a much more effective tool.
by vibrio 8y ago
Does it? Can that leverage be disentangled from being the largest economy? Economics is a much more effective tool.
- qaq 8y agoYes it can imagine there is no US mil and Saddam Hussein actually took over Quatar Kuweit and UAE and Saudi Arabia and than made a deal with Russia. Whant to calculate effects on US ecomony?
- vibrio 8y agoWe did prevent that scenario. The discussion did shift from "having the worlds top military" to "imagine there is no US military". I don't advocate US military disarmament or blind pacifism, but there is some room for enhancing efficiency and still maintaining the world's top military (and economy).
- qaq 8y agoI think I worded the example poorly but my understanding is that there is a mil. doctrine of what kind of resources US mil. needs to be able to have X silm. engagements it's hard to say how much you can scale back and keep the same capability. I would imagine that it includes handling Russia and China at the same time for example.