Reasons to Fear Another ‘Great War’

Re:Reasons to Fear Another ‘Great War’ by crispinb on Monday November 12, 2018 @10:43PM (#18438371)

You're setting a high bar for belligerence. The US is diplomatically & militarily sophisticated enough that it frequently exercises rational restraint. It also is an admirably open society, undergoing strategic policy shifts as internal arguments get won and lost.

But no-one (for other than ideological purposes) ever mistook the US for a fundamentally peaceable nation (internally or externally).

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Re:Reasons to Fear Another ‘Great War’ by fsloth on Tuesday November 13, 2018 @01:41AM (#18439125)

Further more, US is so scary they often don't need to do anything. The fact that they make their will known suffices to further their political goals.

War is an extension of politics.

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Re:Reasons to Fear Another ‘Great War’ by _eht on Monday November 12, 2018 @10:55PM (#18438442)

Well said.

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