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The US was in multiple fronts from 2001-2022, and estimates are that direct costs from 1 of those fronts (Afghanistan) is 8% of the total debt. Almost ⅓ of the

The US was in multiple fronts from 2001-2022, and estimates are that direct costs from 1 of those fronts (Afghanistan) is 8% of the total debt. Almost ⅓ of the total US debt is the result of Covid Spending and Tax cuts in the last 5 years. (Social capital)

elil17 4y ago
We are currently fighting five wars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_the_Maghreb_(2002%E2%80%93present) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_the_Maghreb_(200... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom_%E2%80%93_Horn_of_Africa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom_%E2... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_military_intervention_in_Somalia_(2007%E2%80%93present) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_military_intervention... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American-led_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American-led_intervention_in_t... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_Civil_War_(2014%E2%80%93present) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_Civil_War_(2014%E2%80%9... We were fighting two more prior to the Biden presidency: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American-led_intervention_in_Iraq_(2014%E2%80%932021) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American-led_intervention_in_I... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80... We're also paying for the war in Ukraine and we're still paying the costs of previous wars in the form of mass illness (both physical and mental) experienced by our veterans.
- checkyoursudo 4y ago
  Did the US ever sign a peace treaty with North Korea? Maybe no fighting at the moment, but a war is a war!
  - elil17 4y ago
    There was an armistice. The wars I listed are one's where the US is currently dedicating resources (e.g. drones) to an armed conflict.
- thomastjeffery 4y ago
  > and we're still paying the costs of previous wars in the form of mass illness (both physical and mental) experienced by our veterans. we aren't even really paying that - at least not at the extent we should be.
LatteLazy 4y ago
FYI, Tax cuts and Covid spending are not social capital, they're just tax cuts (and free cash). Social capital is things like education, healthcare, equality etc. I think we agree about actual spending on wars being small and necessary spending on necessary wars being basically zero over that period...

elil17 4y ago

We are currently fighting five wars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_the_Maghreb_(2002%E2%80%93present) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_in_the_Maghreb_(200... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom_%E2%80%93_Horn_of_Africa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Enduring_Freedom_%E2... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_military_intervention_in_Somalia_(2007%E2%80%93present) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_military_intervention... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American-led_intervention_in_the_Syrian_civil_war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American-led_intervention_in_t... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_Civil_War_(2014%E2%80%93present) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_Civil_War_(2014%E2%80%9... We were fighting two more prior to the Biden presidency: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American-led_intervention_in_Iraq_(2014%E2%80%932021) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American-led_intervention_in_I... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80... We're also paying for the war in Ukraine and we're still paying the costs of previous wars in the form of mass illness (both physical and mental) experienced by our veterans.

checkyoursudo 4y ago
Did the US ever sign a peace treaty with North Korea? Maybe no fighting at the moment, but a war is a war!
- elil17 4y ago
  There was an armistice. The wars I listed are one's where the US is currently dedicating resources (e.g. drones) to an armed conflict.
thomastjeffery 4y ago
> and we're still paying the costs of previous wars in the form of mass illness (both physical and mental) experienced by our veterans. we aren't even really paying that - at least not at the extent we should be.

LatteLazy 4y ago

FYI, Tax cuts and Covid spending are not social capital, they're just tax cuts (and free cash). Social capital is things like education, healthcare, equality etc. I think we agree about actual spending on wars being small and necessary spending on necessary wars being basically zero over that period...