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This.

I wouldn’t call any state a shining paragon of anything. The ideological zealotry of the American elite, however, is uniquely insufferable and dangerous. If they’re willing to throw aside their fiduciary duties to promote a cross dresser, war isn’t far behind. We’ve already seen the application of “democratic peace theory” in the Middle East, and it’s been a bloody disaster. They are under no significant selection pressure and have a vast economic reservoir to draw on; their potential for further ruin is significant.

You mean that country that imports most of its Food and fertilizer along with all of its energy via the Ocean… that country? The one that could be singularly isolated because it can’t project power further than those Island chains/peninsulas that all hate and surround it during a conventional conflict? The one that has lied about 5% GDP year on year growth because we know it’s BS and is currently in a demographic free fall while we (the developed world) all make movements to reshore the sunk cost of cheap manufactured goods out of it? I’m not saying China and US going at it doesn’t result in collective pain for the world because any conflict between the great powers will (hence why unified western support of Ukraine is such a good deterrent). But the Idea that China’s trajectory is just gonna keep increasing and they come out of this to supplant us is a dream. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Pretty sure we can have that without being the world’s policeman and massive defense spending every year. And I would argue that we have less liberty and freedom in this country this bigger our government gets (and yes, thar includes defense spending).

agree CH. which is why Ukraine cannot win. UNLESS the west throws their own manpower into the mix a la WW3. Something that is not in the best interest of the United States.

You just keep saying absurd things. Uniquely dangerous? Insufferable? How many of our citizens have we slaughtered on the shrine of Americanism? Where is our Stalinist purge? The suffering of the American people at the hands of our politicians, regardless of how incompetent, is only unique in how minimal it has been

Claims made without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. Still, it’s striking that in America, it’s those that present themselves as “weak” that are the biggest bullies and thieves. Abroad, America has little moral leg to stand on, to put it mildly. Your appeal to reason lacks evidence and is non-falsifiable; there is no control group scenario in which America husbands its strength instead of “engaging.” I see an enormously powerful economic engine, powered substantially by inertia, that continues to dominate the world in spite of its government and foreign policy, not because of it. Not a libertarian statement, by the way. I believe government can play a commanding and positive role — ours just isn’t such an example.

So Desert Shield, Panama, Grenada, Kosovo, Haiti, Northern and Southern Watch...those didn't happen. Cool. Very factual of you.

you are so out of touch agree to disagree. guess what? we'd have some asia trading partners if korea wasn't there. we'd have someone in the ME to sell us oil. i'm not saying to sit out FP. i'm saying ours has been a disaster. American combat deaths and causalities post WWII shouldn't be glossed over and written off. what did the men who died in vietnam really die for? what did the men and women who died in afghanistan and iraq die for? as a participant in the armed forces i'd hope you would have a little more empathy for your fellow servicemen who are sent into the battle.

The mere fact that such scenario is plausible is indicative of criminal incompetence among our policy “elite.”

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This is incorrect. "There is no justice" and "life isn't fair" are the same thing. Timing is everything It's better to be lucky than good There is no justice. The real core values of the air force and life in general.

Don’t forget “Life isn’t fair”. Rule 1: Timing is everything Rule 2: Life isn’t fair Rule 3: There is no justice Honorable Mention: Never trust a shoe clerk

the left are what they accuse you of. they are the true extremists and threats to democracy.

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