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> If anything, US ability to project power is greater now than any time in the past. Absolutely not. It caved to Russia in the first place, it is weak against
by watwut 2y ago
> If anything, US ability to project power is greater now than any time in the past.
Absolutely not. It caved to Russia in the first place, it is weak against Russia. It WANTS to project power, but while doing so, it is showing itself crumbling into itself.
- K0balt 2y agoThe US unwillingness to project power is a direct result of its current leadership. The US capability to project military force is, for better or for worse, pretty extreme in the global context. The ability to support a protracted conflict would depend on the support of the population, but it’s unwise to think that the current administration is a reflection of potential. When the court jester carries the sword, it’s a blunt and careless rod, but that same sword in the hands of a master is an instrument of lethal precision. The sword remains unchanged.