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[–] 24 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Yeah, like they're going to give the Peace Prize to the guy that renamed the Department of Defense, the Department of WAR. Hard to imagine a worse mixed message.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    TBF it does what it says on the tin. American hasn't fought a defensive war in decades, arguably since WWII.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    Easier to argue that even WWII wasn't a defensive war (not that I think we should have stayed out of it, just that everything since then has been for sure us causing problems).

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Korea. US troops were totally caught with their pants down and nearly got routed.

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  • Yeah, IIRC I wouldn't say that was a war of defense but it was certainly defense of an ally. Yeah the US got blindsided, then MacArthur got it into his head that he could unite Korea and loads of American and allied soldiers died. From what I've read, it was a bad one. I'd highly recommend the coldest winter by David Halberstam for ppl who want to learn about this monumental fuck up.

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