• Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    The US Empire needs far-right states to serve as footholds, it can’t just rely on aircraft carriers to project hard power. Israel is a land-based aircraft carrier. Now, I agree with Yogthos, the Empire has weakened its industrial capacity and genuinely is a paper tiger, it can be flashy for a quick period but lacks the necessary industry to pivot to a wartime economy necessary for protracted war.

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      2 days ago

      @Cowbee also, if israel succeeds in widening the conflict to include the whole russia/iran/pakistan/etc then they could be facing alot of more advanced weaponry and skilled military
      which, their attacks on gas infrastructure seem to suggest thats exactly whats happening

      while macron and trump wring their hands and say ‘gee i think they must stop soon’