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The US, and the allies to which it exports F-35s, are overwhelmingly a net force for peace in the world. There’s a reason why the phrase “Pax Americana” is so w
by pjscott 3y ago
The US, and the allies to which it exports F-35s, are overwhelmingly a net force for peace in the world. There’s a reason why the phrase “Pax Americana” is so well-known. You can think of these as war machines, since they’re literally machines made for use in war — but you can also think of them as war prevention machines, causing would-be aggressors to think twice before, like, invading Singapore or some such unpleasantness.
- ein0p 3y ago>> force for peace The entire Middle East begs to differ.
- ClumsyPilot 3y agoespecially as Western made bombs fall on Gaza On a more statistically relevant note, just note that US / Nato allies feature on like 1/3 of armed conflicts in the 21st century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars:_2003%E2%80%93present https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wars:_2003%E2%80%93pre...
- dylan604 3y agoNo, force for peace at home. Not peace in theater. That's irrelevant /s
- h0l0cube 3y agoWhile I take your point, it’s interesting to note that the US seems poised to return an isolationist leader back into power, pulling funding from NATO and likely resuming a hostile attitude to China. There are many authoritarian leaders looking at how Ukraine and Israel are progressing and considering making a move of their own. Especially as supply issues and wavering political support for overseas military interventions are telling signs of weakness in Pax Americana to protect the world, with attendant peril for the global economy Edit: Just in case it wasn’t obvious, this evolving situation is counter to the hypothesis that improving military capability means ‘world peace’, particularly when there is always asymmetry and misalignment between geopolitical forces