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...then it badly misfired, cost dearly in blood and treasure and seriously damaged the US's international reputation. Even if you assume Bush's motives were pu
by ForHackernews 6y ago
...then it badly misfired, cost dearly in blood and treasure and seriously damaged the US's international reputation.
Even if you assume Bush's motives were purely malevolent (or realpolitik if you prefer) then he was still terrible at it.
- the-dude 6y agoIf your reputation that important if you are obviously the biggest bully in the room? ( Bush or no Bush )
- ForHackernews 6y agoHistorically, yes. American soft-power has been arguably more important than its military supremacy. The whole world watches Hollywood films and buys American brands. If America becomes uncool and unpopular, that will be a loss that no number of aircraft carriers could make up for. https://www.nsfwcorp.com/dispatch/jihad-hyperpanda/ https://www.nsfwcorp.com/dispatch/jihad-hyperpanda/ https://paulskallas.substack.com/p/basic-concepts-1kyae https://paulskallas.substack.com/p/basic-concepts-1kyae