this post was submitted on 10 Feb 2025
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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The best “defense” is a good “forward-defense ring.”

They must be sad to have lost Afghanistan since this map was made.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

All those allies except australia are at risk in the next 15 years too. Depending on how fast the US alienates them, which is accellerating pretty rapidly.

[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago

And when China befriends them by checks notes not acting batshit insane on the world stage, the Americans will be complaining about how China is trying to manipulate the world like they haven't been doing that.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago

“It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal.”

― Henry Kissinger