It turns out that abandoning allies and tossing out security guarantees is bad for business.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/33330954

It may seem obvious that governments should think through their policies before implementing them; if they don’t, they risk encountering the dreaded law of unintended consequences. That’s exactly what’s happening in the United States’ defense-industrial policy.

  • metaldream@sopuli.xyz
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    18 hours ago

    We do not spend “1000%” more than other countries, and what we do spend is heavily wasted as well.

    A 30% reduction is the largest cut for the military in decades. It will absolutely have an impact, as will losing the trust of our allies. No one will let us station troops in their country when we show the world that we’re a bunch of backstabbers.

    • index@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      8 hours ago

      No one will let us station troops in their country when we show the world that we’re a bunch of backstabbers.

      Let’s hope so, usa has thousand of thousand of military infrastructures around the world