A product of a cult of special operations that led to a basic misunderstanding of how US military power is anchored on logistics systems and a global network of bases that allow the US to move what it needs when it needs it to where it is needed
America used to master the boring shit that wins wars
America used to master the boring shit that wins wars
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Judah Grunstein
But Hegseth and Trump's obsession with lethality must be seen more broadly as a disavowal of soft power in favor of hard power.
And that in turn can be seen as a critique of a purportedly laxist style of parenting coded as feminine, in favor of a more disciplinarian approach, i.e., daddy is home.
And that in turn can be seen as a critique of a purportedly laxist style of parenting coded as feminine, in favor of a more disciplinarian approach, i.e., daddy is home.
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A longer version noted by Benjamin Franklin in 1758 runs:
For want of a nail the shoe was lost;
for want of a shoe the horse was lost;
and for want of a horse the rider was lost,
being overtaken and slain by the enemy,
all for want of care about a horse-shoe nail.[2][3]
https://youtu.be/YpI0jgqNJGc?feature=shared
It's designed to bolster their own sense of power as well as dismay opponents by making them feel weak and alone so they give up. The central con-trick of all authoritarian regimes. 1
As long as things *look* powerful that's all that matters to the leader and his cronies. 2
That's how you fight fascists.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariana_and_Palau_Islands_campaign
B-29 was developed with range to reach Tokyo, a program of similar scale to the Manhattan Project. B-29 were basis for civilian airlines after the war.
Guam is still a key US military base.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress
(leaving out the rest of that sentence, esp as how it might apply to Japan)