return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 days agoThose who live outside of the US, what's something Americans aren't ready to hear?message-squaremessage-square690fedilinkarrow-up1339arrow-down146
arrow-up1293arrow-down1message-squareThose who live outside of the US, what's something Americans aren't ready to hear?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square690fedilink
minus-squareJolteon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·5 days agoMilitary skill was a use it or lose it thing. I wouldn’t be surprised if all of the wars that the US has been fighting have been intentional, specifically in order to maintain skilled soldiers.
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·5 days agoGovernment spending in the Military Industrial Complex is the point. An able militia military is a side effect.
Military skill was a use it or lose it thing. I wouldn’t be surprised if all of the wars that the US has been fighting have been intentional, specifically in order to maintain skilled soldiers.
Government spending in the Military Industrial Complex is the point.
An able
militiamilitary is a side effect.