• psmgx@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Closest analogue to what’s going on in Ukraine. Dictator launches big, bold invasion, gets stopped, pushback offensive that doesn’t really go anywhere. Both sides get desperate and start doing crazy shit. Lots of people die for nothing. US defense contractors make bank.

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      6 months ago

      At risk of being too credible the Ukraine side did keep Russia out of Kiev, and the US military industrial complex really needs the practice on the industrial side.

      If US industry makes bank keeping Ukraine alive for one more week, then consider that they’re also getting America into a better position for opposing the bad countries of the near future