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Re:Trillions Spent and Big Software Projects Are Still Failing by johnnyanmac on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @03:15PM (#46050210)
Those past 70 years weren't about winning. It was about making sure the enemies lost more out of it. The US is large and relatively stable and hasn't had to face extended war on its soil since the Civil War 170 years ago. There's no true skin in the game for those who start these wars.
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Re:Trillions Spent and Big Software Projects Are Still Failing by bergesenha on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @03:43PM (#46050529)
Which is a good strategy, but do you think the afghans lost more than 2 trillion dollars?
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Re:Trillions Spent and Big Software Projects Are Still Failing by hackandthink on Tuesday November 25, 2025 @04:27PM (#46051009)
"The war began on April 12, 1861, when the Confederacy bombarded Fort Sumter in South Carolina"

170 years ago is 1855.

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