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[-] Typhoon@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

US military spending is $895,000,000,000

Venezuela $3,920,000
Greenland $0
Denmark $9,780,000,000
Mexico $16,450,000,000
Cuba unknown
Canada $29,070,000,000

That's $895 billion for the US compared to $55.3 billion for all those countries combined. There is no way the US will ever been spread thin enough to prevent them from doing whatever they want.

[-] CircaV@lemmy.ca 1 points 13 hours ago

If their dollar is worthless and the troops aren’t getting paid then it doesn’t matter how many trillions they spend on the military. Canada, the EU, China, Japan all own US debt and treasury bonds. A coordinated sell off would end Amerikkka.

[-] dermanus@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day ago

And the US spent much more than the Taliban. Who's in charge in Afghanistan these days?

[-] Typhoon@lemmy.ca -4 points 1 day ago

We're talking about invading, not controlling.

[-] dermanus@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago

So they're going to invade and then what? Leave?

[-] Typhoon@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 day ago

No, you brought up Afghanistan yourself. They'll invade, kill a pile of people, attempt to rule for 20 years before giving up. The important thing is the years of misery and destruction before they do.

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