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> Outside of that, the military exists to defend americans not random countries right? Wrong. As history shows the military exists to defend american interest
by atoav 4y ago
> Outside of that, the military exists to defend americans not random countries right?
Wrong. As history shows the military exists to defend american interest not it's people. Sometimes that interest might also be to defend it's people, sometimes it might be a political calculation, sometimes a geopolitical one etc.
In any case they need people who are willing to die for it.
In the case of Taiwan I have to say the financial interest might be immense. If you think you have seen a chip shortage or supply chain disruptions, a war in Taiwan would show us an entirely new dimension of suffering.
It could already be catastrophic if one strategic fab in Taiwan would be destroyed. But a war?
- _8j50 4y agoThere is what happens and what is done. Why would you send teenagers to die in a foreign land for "american interest", isn't that morally abhorrent?? Moreover, is it the will of the peope that soldiers die for american interests instead of defending americans and and the homeland? I have not heard anyone outside of military-complex and politicians advocate for war for the sake of money. Isn't that why they lied about wmds in Iraq and lied about Vietnam as well(pentagon papers)? Are you saying your government has consent to kill your people in an attempt to kill other people (including civilian collateral damage) for the sake of your economy? I understand what has been happening in reality but I assumed given we just pulled out of Afghanistan the apptetite for war, especially with a nuclear armed nation containing over half of humanity would not be acceptable even if they implemented naval blocades in the south china sea or invaded Japan let along Taiwan.