• Coelacanth@feddit.nu
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    15 hours ago

    I can’t believe the old cold war fears of a Russian invasion of Sweden are actually coming true. Thanks, America. Fucking hell.

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      13 hours ago

      I’m getting a bit of whiplash here.

      The sentiment on Lemmy is usually that we should stop being the world police.

      Personally, I think that would make for a worse outcome and I guess we’re gonna find out.

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        3 hours ago

        When people want America to stop playing world police, they mean stop invading other countries, not stop supporting allied countries that are being invaded

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        2 hours ago

        Yeah they don’t want America to be the World Police, cuz police don’t protect people. Protecting our allies isn’t policing.

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          11 hours ago

          I get the impression that people don’t like the fact our military is as big as it is. And “Why are you over here in $country?”

          If Trump actually executes what I believe most conservatives want and we pull back from being the world police, people will quickly realize the value. It just might be too late by that point.

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            11 hours ago

            That depends on the country and local experience with the US, which differes a lot. When it comes to Europe, US presence in NATO is crucial for the region’s security since WW2.

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              11 hours ago

              Besides what is required of us due to NATO (really REALLY hope we don’t pull out of that) we dot a lot of other ancillary force projection.

              This could be unfounded fears but I worry the US won’t be the ones who directly feel the affects if it does happen.