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1. mentalgear · 1790157724 · focus · HN ↗

   It's really sad seeing the international order, erected primarily by the US as a driving force after WW2, now being torn down by the current US administration to the detriment not only of global safety but also the US itself.

   Giving up the best soft-power levers they had in an attempt to replace them with coarse, obvious and ineffective hard-power beat-sticks is not only foolish but history shows never works well or long term.

   1. pbiggar · 1790158285 · focus · HN ↗

      The problem is that the US used its soft power for evil, not for good. WW2 was the last war where the US were the good guys.

      With the US' war of aggression on Iran, it just doesnt care what it loses in its quest to support Israel.

      1. throwaway198846 · 1790159647 · focus · HN ↗

         Is supporting one ally a war of aggression? Explain your criteria.
      2. wolvoleo · 1790164783 · focus · HN ↗

         Agreed mostly but there's some exceptions. Like the first gulf war, America did come to the aid of Kuwait as it was attacked by Iraq.

         Of course this was motivated by oil interests and not human rights but I can't call them the 'bad guys' here.

         1. orwin · 1790166929 · focus · HN ↗

            The first gulf war, the one that happened 4 years after the US government sold Iraq war helicopters very cheaply, and help them improve their chemical weapons to use against Iran. Two years after it gave Iraq targets for their brand new cyclosarin weapons, as well as political support to prevent Iraq from loosing.
         2. za3faran · 1790190942 · focus · HN ↗

            The US saw the opportunity to entrench itself by putting bases in the Gulf states.
         3. pbiggar · 1790245112 · focus · HN ↗

            That one had a UN mandate.

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