A war is a path to a political goal; it doesn't matter how many casualties you give or take.
This is one of the major (practical) problems with US foreign policy - they're all too happy to work to overthrow governments one way or another, but have no concrete plan for what comes afterwards. Libya is an open-air slave market. Afghanistan is unsolvable, and will likely revert back to the way it was when US forces eventually withdraw. Ukraine is a failed state.
They're trying to foment unrest to change the governments in Russia and China, but don't understand that even if they were successful, it's hardcore communists and nationalists that'd take over - very few people take their stooges like Navalny seriously.
Point is, what was their longterm goal in Vietnam? Winning battles means nothing if they were unable to 'stop communism' or achieve any of their other objectives.
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Economics isn't and isn't trying to be a science. It is applied mathematics.
It already is a social science like any other social science: if you can gather data, analyse it statistically, and use that to make and test predictions then it's a science.
^ rakhine monetary theory.
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1. Mafias essentially ran Russia from the early 90s up until part the way through Putin's first term, when he was able to take power from the western-backed oligarchs like Kolomoiski. They were used as a vehicle by a LOT of US companies to buy up and strip down formerly Soviet-state assets.
2. Most of those oligarchs and their associated mafias have either been castrated or arrested. Even before Putin came to power Chechen mafias were assailing them on all fronts, and when Putin came in they were essentially given the option to either go to jail or work under the umbrella of the state. The 'mafia' now is very different to what existed in the 90s.
3. Trump has withdrawn or broken a lot of treaties; the Open Skies one is not terribly important to either side. Not only are flight paths at the discretion of the host country, but both states have satellite capabilities that vastly decrease the value of aerial photography.
4. Even the DoD has come out and said they were never able to substantiate the 'Russian Bounties' story.
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Originally posted by MORALLY SUPERIOR BEING 2020 IV: Intravenous Soyposting
The problem is a little like the problem that stops economics becoming a real science - too many people have too strong an opinion about things.
That and many are set to benefit based on which 'truth' becomes the accepted concensus
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I am 90% sure that the only acceptable thing to say would be 'happy indigenous wakanda pocahontas day', but I can't bring myself to say it, so I would feign ignorance. Because I want money and I've am labelled as a right winger professional people with cash would not want to associate with me.
people who live under CCP are freeer than this.
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Originally posted by stl1
I would have protected my children by following the medical community's advice and worn a mask.
should've been more proactive and locked him in the basement, chained to the radiator to reduce the chance of him coming in contact with dangerous germs
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Fonaplats
victim of incest
[daylong jump-start that nome]
How about you just go get a job and support yourself in 2020 instead of living in a trash house on your mom's dime surrounded by a bunch of antique televisions and cum rags.
Im sure your mom loves having you be a burden and a failure.
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Originally posted by Technologist
Wouldn’t know, I’m off today.
Yeah, I’m not a subservient woman. I’ve made my own way since I was 20. I saw you saying I make more money than my hubby. You are correct. If he made more, I’d be called a gold digger. Go figure.
You see, I’ve never wanted for anything in life, so money means very little to me. I don’t have a yearning to have more than I need. But I do have a yearning for love and companionship. I’ve known my hubby over 22 years, he is a good man, that’s all that matters.
lol listen to this shit
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Originally posted by Technologist
Prove we’re wrong about this terrorist plot.
it's too early to 'prove' anything, but the article demonstrates that they didn't have a serious plan:
Graham was grilling FBI special agent Richard Trask about his testimony that at least 13 militia members plotted to kidnap Whitmer from her vacation home and do one of two things: either take her on a boat in the middle of Lake Michigan and leave her there, or, take her to Wisconsin and try her for treason.
Graham asked the FBI agent how the suspects planned to get Whitmer to Wisconsin.
The agent had no specific answer, beyond saying there were audio recordings of the suspects discussing a plan to take Whitmer to another state, among them Wisconsin.
Graham then asked the agent what the suspects' planned to do with Whitmer after they left her in the lake. The agent had no specific answer, beyond testifying that the accused ringleader, Adam Fox, wanted to "take her out on a boat and leave her in the middle of Lake Michigan."
and the FBI has a long history of encouraging these people and groups to commit attacks, even going so far as to provide them with fake weapons and explosives - it's entrapment by any reasonable interpretation of the law.
what's more is the 'ringleader' is not an organic fit for the group; his ideology does not line up with the others in any way, shape or form - indicating he likely infiltrated it with the intention to subvert them in one way or another.
I'm not going to bother with §m£ÂgØL's nonsense.
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