• DicJacobus@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    I mean, it would have certainly resulted in him being shot on the spot. The Secret Service would shoot anyone .

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        1 hour ago

        If you’re imagining some kind of first strike situation I think you’re barking up the ring tree. However, the US is extremely vulnerable economically.

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        7 hours ago

        US didn’t spent most of it’s money on army for nothing. Doesn’t matter if the army is as powerful as it says it is, the image is strong enough, so nobody will dare.
        The only way it will crumble down is if they do “putin gambit”, really attack someone, fail spectacularly at it, expose inability to do shit, and get 50 square kilometres of baren wasteland for it.