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Re:Bruce Schneier: Has U.S. started an Internet war? by zokier on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @06:04PM (#5902358)
> I've long suspected 90% of the budgets and bills they are trying to pass is to help them offensively against other countries. And yet, 100% of their arguments in public were that they are needed for defense

Offense and defense are pretty muddied concepts for a superpower, when most activities it'll be doing could be categorized as "force projection", or something akin. Imposing the fear of retaliatory action is a valid method of defense.

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Re:Bruce Schneier: Has U.S. started an Internet war? by flyinRyan on Wednesday June 19, 2013 @05:36AM (#5904602)
Not when you're the biggest guy on the block. It's the little dogs that need to "force project".
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Re:Bruce Schneier: Has U.S. started an Internet war? by PavlovsCat on Wednesday June 19, 2013 @07:32AM (#5904905)
The US as a whole is not a little dog. However, those people in it who use the political and economical process for their petty nefarious purposes, well, I guess those consist of 70% water and 30% fear. Being caught in webs of lies has a tendency to make people rather active, since not having full control of the narrative and happenings is potentially lethal for them. So here's hoping.
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Re:Bruce Schneier: Has U.S. started an Internet war? by lostlogin on Wednesday June 19, 2013 @04:51AM (#5904465)
... And a great way to create enemies and foster hatred.
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