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[–] 9 points 2 months ago

Projecting power is hard and defense is usually easier than offense.

The USA was historically pretty smart by having a giant military but deferring to negotiation and soft power techniques to get its way.

It helped when we had allies. Actually that was kinda crucial to the concept. :⁠-⁠\

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