Re:DeepSeek to Make Permanent 75% Discount on Flagship AI Model
by airstrike on Sunday May 24, 2026 @08:08PM
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Which of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Iran were fought to maintain US status?
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Re:DeepSeek to Make Permanent 75% Discount on Flagship AI Model
by margalabargala on Sunday May 24, 2026 @11:33PM
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All of them. Afghanistan as a response to 9/11, Iraq as a regional power flex and entrenchment. The first certainly preserved US status more than letting 9/11 go unanswered, the second to remove a hostile regional power and replace it with a friendlier government.
Now in Iran, the intention was to repeat Venezuela and effect regime change in a hostile country, bolstering America's military status.
Whether these wars have the effect they intend is beside the point; you're asking why they were fought, not whether they resulted in "Mission Accomplished".