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Re:How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike sho... by watwut on Thursday April 10, 2025 @06:19AM (#43642479)
> If anything, US ability to project power is greater now than any time in the past.

Absolutely not. It caved to Russia in the first place, it is weak against Russia. It WANTS to project power, but while doing so, it is showing itself crumbling into itself.

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Re:How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike sho... by K0balt on Thursday April 10, 2025 @06:55AM (#43642667)
The US unwillingness to project power is a direct result of its current leadership. The US capability to project military force is, for better or for worse, pretty extreme in the global context. The ability to support a protracted conflict would depend on the support of the population, but it’s unwise to think that the current administration is a reflection of potential. When the court jester carries the sword, it’s a blunt and careless rod, but that same sword in the hands of a master is an instrument of lethal precision.

The sword remains unchanged.

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