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Re:Why the decline of US power has been greatly exaggerated by fatherzine on Sunday December 03, 2023 @08:33AM (#38506931)
They do pay tribute. Slightly obfuscated behind the financial order that comes with that 'protection'. Look up debt levels, or how ownership of strategic assets changed hands in the historical blink of eye since eg Eastern Europe joined NATO / EU.
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Re:Why the decline of US power has been greatly exaggerated by willcipriano on Sunday December 03, 2023 @08:40AM (#38506971)
It they had paid enough the US wouldn't have trillions in debt from spending on defense.
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Re:Why the decline of US power has been greatly exaggerated by vetinari on Sunday December 03, 2023 @09:57AM (#38507488)
That's entirely different problem, and US-internal one: privatization of the profits and socializing of the losses.
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