If anything, we've been letting the killing parts languish dangerously for decades - to the point where we may not be able to defend our allies in a serious conflict.

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dh2022 an hour ago | parent | next [-]

As proven so well during this whole debacle in the Hormuz strait.

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brookst 37 minutes ago | parent [-]

Hard to see that as an indictment of military capability when it is so overwhelmingly a reflection of political incompetence.

	▲	dh2022 20 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Hmmm, the US is not able to control the Hormuz strait. Iran decides who goes through it. Yesterday Iran shot at a vessel [0]. We can argue the semantics of “control” but I think this whole debacle showed the limits of US military power. [0] https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/nx-s1-5871963/un-agency-pause...

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exe34 36 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Good thing you don't have that many allies left, so it should make the job easier.