3 ms·
> To look tough? Yes, if enemies think you are not tough, you get intimidated, humiliated, and then ultimately attacked. > To redeem the “western world”? Yes
by baybal2 5y ago
> To look tough?
Yes, if enemies think you are not tough, you get intimidated, humiliated, and then ultimately attacked.
> To redeem the “western world”?
Yes, to reverse the 20 years of disgrace, and regain the mandate of righteousness. Without righteousness, you can't do anything well as a united Western bloc — a raison d'etre for the entire post-war Western political system.
- wayoutthere 5y agoFrom my vantage point, the wars the US gets into are solely designed to grind young American lives into windfall profits for a defense industry that prioritizes contract value over mission goals. Which is why we had no definition of success in either place. There is no righteousness on the world stage, only exploitation. The US has simply put itself ahead of its allies too many times for the world to trust us anymore.