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[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

It has an excuse, which it may or may not act upon. But making that escalation is Trump's mistake to make. That's my point.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Historically, it has worked more often than it hasn't. The Big Lie of Vietnam is that it was The Rule rather than a glaring exception.

Most countries don't mount a successful domestic defense. Most opposition groups don't have a rival Superpower at their backs. Most insurgency and paramilitary efforts fail.

Meanwhile, the folks doing the imperialist terror campaign to seize control only ever profit, personally, from these military operations. And the public only ever gets fed some bullshit about how Americans are being greeted as liberators.