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Re:Iowa City made its buses free. traffic cleared, and so di... by littlecosmic on Sunday November 23, 2025 @11:32PM (#46030409)
Maybe the military should pillage all the places it goes to self-fund?
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Re:Iowa City made its buses free. traffic cleared, and so di... by Qwertious on Monday November 24, 2025 @01:23AM (#46030937)
The moment the military pillages an area, its ability to fight insurgency in that area vanishes. And since most of the US's wars have been of the anti-insurgency variety (barring the first few days, or possibly hours, that it takes for the full might of the US military to topple a middle-eastern govt), that would be a fundamental strategic failure.
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Re:Iowa City made its buses free. traffic cleared, and so di... by Gud on Monday November 24, 2025 @01:27AM (#46030961)
Why is this being down voted?

This worked well in Iraq.

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Re:Iowa City made its buses free. traffic cleared, and so di... by actionfromafar on Monday November 24, 2025 @03:22AM (#46031624)
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