• Jolteon@lemmy.zip
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      2 months ago

      Military skill was a use it or lose it thing. I wouldn’t be surprised if all of the wars that the US has been fighting have been intentional, specifically in order to maintain skilled soldiers.

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        2 months ago

        Government spending in the Military Industrial Complex is the point.

        An able militia military is a side effect.

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      Destabilizing other countries and exploitation of natural resources and cheap labor, in order to maintain USD and military hegemony. That’s why.