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Have the biggest stick. Use it responsibly. The idea that anything else will work is naive.
by brevhtff 2y ago
Have the biggest stick. Use it responsibly. The idea that anything else will work is naive.
- tehlike 2y agoPrecisely. Assuming every other actor will behave rationally has proven wrong over and over through out the history.
- ThinkBeat 2y agoDo you find that has worked well? Vietnam, Iraq, Libya?
- brevhtff 2y agoAmericans are still part of the most powerful western economy so I guess yes? Evaluating a hypothetical is hard. I’m glad I’m not an Iraqi though. What a fucking fiasco. (Not arguing morality just effectiveness).