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Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by toasty228 on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @11:01AM (#48109338)
It doesn't matter who "wins" the war, it's already a strategic loss for the US, like every single conflict the US went into since ww2. If they can't just blow the problem away with bombs they invariably and inevitably fuck it up, and as it turns out you can't bomb away that many problems
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Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by mgfist on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @11:09AM (#48109479)
> like every single conflict the US went into since ww2

Depends on how you connect conflicts to strategic aims. The US won the cold war. Could they have done so without all the military conflicts? Further, what's the best way to maintain a strong fighting force? By fighting. The US needs wars to maintain it's fighting muscle.

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Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by toasty228 on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @11:38AM (#48109882)
> The US won the cold war.

They won it so hard they're not even aware it's still going on...

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Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by mgfist on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @11:40AM (#48109911)
If you're referring to China, that's a new cold war.

Russia can't even beat it's much smaller, much poorer neighbor in a full on war.

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Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by onlypassingthru on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @12:35PM (#48110620)
And yet Russia somehow managed to get a puppet in the White House so...
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Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by mgfist on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @02:18PM (#48112137)
The puppet couldn't even get Ukraine to surrender so idk how effective that's been
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Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by onlypassingthru on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @03:10PM (#48112943)
Removing sanctions on Russian oil, destroying America's standing in the world, humiliating Zelensky in the White House, holding a summit with Putin in Alaska, discrediting the interference in US elections, etc., etc.

But you're probably right, an actual puppet wouldn't be so blatantly obvious about working for Putin.

Edit: I know you'll be surprised but the current administration still hasn't spent the $400M allocated for Ukraine![0]

[0]https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mlo3hus2eg26

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Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by mgfist on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @08:38PM (#48116468)
And despite all that Ukraine is holding and even accelerating the attrition of Russian soldiers and is destroying vast Russian oil infrastructure.

Interesting for someone you think won the cold war!

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Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by onlypassingthru on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @09:02PM (#48116624)
Looks like Biden got just enough javelins out the door before the puppet was in power. Phew!
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Re:US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Ira... by mgfist on Tuesday May 12, 2026 @10:34PM (#48117162)
Javelins have nothing to do with Ukrainian success. No single kit does. By and large their success is due to courage and local innovation.
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