It turns out that abandoning allies and tossing out security guarantees is bad for business.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/33330954

It may seem obvious that governments should think through their policies before implementing them; if they don’t, they risk encountering the dreaded law of unintended consequences. That’s exactly what’s happening in the United States’ defense-industrial policy.

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    21 hours ago

    You wish he was but he isn’t.

    • metaldream@sopuli.xyz
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      20 hours ago

      But he is. It’s defense stocks are dropping and the GOP budget proposes to slash military spending by over 30% I’m the next 5 years.

      They’re quite literally making the US weaker while helping Russia assert itself in Europe

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        14 hours ago

        USA already spend 1000% times what other countries do a 30% cut is making USA weaker by an inch

        It always end up higher than before

        • metaldream@sopuli.xyz
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          8 hours ago

          We do not spend “1000%” more than other countries, and what we do spend is heavily wasted as well.

          A 30% reduction is the largest cut for the military in decades. It will absolutely have an impact, as will losing the trust of our allies. No one will let us station troops in their country when we show the world that we’re a bunch of backstabbers.