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Was just watching Jack Ryan Season 3 and seeing the display of force and their movements causes some interesting dissonance given what we know now.

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[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's important to have a powerful enemy, otherwise why would the US pay for an $800 billion per year military?

[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

now US need to tell that cuba or mexico is the powerful enemy idk

[–] Sybilvane@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol Cuba can't even afford bullets for military training.

[–] Vilian@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

if they pretend to have training, it's enough to be more powerful than russia lol

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

"To preserve our empire" is the honest subtextual answer.

[–] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

We have always been at war with Eurasia.