• @AttackBunny@lemmy.world
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      329 months ago

      $$$$$$

      How are the defense contractors, and politicians going to get PAID if we aren’t constantly at war somewhere.

      • @WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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        209 months ago

        You don’t maintain the trillion dollar funding of a war machine by avoiding conflict now do you? That would be silly…

    • @masquenox@lemmy.ml
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      279 months ago

      Israel is a US client state - and it’s obvious to the US that Israel is not as capable of dealing with the situation as they had hoped.

    • Bipta
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      99 months ago

      Israel is surrounded by enemies looking to take advantage of a moment of Israeli vulnerability. Simply moving aircraft carriers gives those enemies pause.

      Getting involved in this way prevents conflicts from spiraling.

        • Bipta
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          09 months ago

          You’re not at all wrong my friend. The US should have moved the carriers there, but they should not have allowed this situation to develop as it has in the first place.

    • @SHITPOSTING_ACCOUNT@feddit.de
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      69 months ago

      Because it’s presumably cheaper to park an aircraft carrier in the area than to take the economic impact at home that an escalation would lead to (due to rising oil prices etc.)

      • @library_napper
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        59 months ago

        It’s not cheaper for the country, but it is more profitable to the private military contractors