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You could say the same thing about the military. It's been 76 years since 1945, and the US is still on top.
by missedthecue 5y ago
You could say the same thing about the military. It's been 76 years since 1945, and the US is still on top.
- jacquesm 5y agoA bunch of Afghani people would beg to differ.
- xqcgrek2 5y agoThey'd be wrong. The US suffered a political defeat, not a military one. The US could flatten Afghanistan at any time.
- jacquesm 5y agoFlattening a country isn't a victory. It's the act of a toddler not getting its way and then upsetting the gameboard so nobody gets to play. I suggest you re-think your definition of victory.
- missedthecue 5y agoIs Afghanistan on top of the world now? Did I miss that?
- wolverine876 5y agoAnd far more Vietnamese, Koreans, and Iraqis.
- jacquesm 5y agoFair point, I just went with the most recent example.
- wolverine876 5y agoI wasn't arguing, just augmenting. Your point was essential.
- ulfw 5y agoOn top of spending, yes. https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2021/07/the-united-states-spends-more-on-defense-than-the-next-11-countries-combined https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2021/07/the-united-states-spends-m...