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  • Broadly speaking, I agree with you. You make a valid point.

    But… I just am cynical enough to believe that Trump will in fact start wars in order to cling to power and their cost has nothing to do with it - my only real point here is that that’s not a concern for Republicans, generally. It’s worth noting that that is a key pillar in Putin’s domestic strategy. It’s how authoritarians operate. Even Bush started his wars mainly to boost domestic support and appeal to the instincts for “revenge” people had after 9/11. They weren’t wars that made any kind of sense, financially or otherwise. Not that they ever do.

    Seriously, read 1984 and then criticize what I’m talking about.

    Why would you assume I haven’t read it? But it’s a work of fiction and warning, not a prediction.


  • How many wars started during Trump’s last Presidency?

    You will need to specify what precisely you mean when you say “war”. As you may be aware, Vietnam was at the time not called a “war” but a police action. Same with Korea. So when Trump did things like bomb the shit out of various places, those were not “wars” but “hurburudsusuerrrdur” or similar hand-waving.

    Here’s a rundown: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/reckless-endangerment-president-trump-use-military-force/

    “During his first 100 days in office, it has become clear that President Donald Trump views military force as his primary—if not only—foreign policy tool. From a botched special operations raid in Yemen to a cruise missile strike against an Assad-regime airfield in Syria, Trump has proven more than willing to order America’s armed forces into action. Moreover, his administration’s proposed “hard-power budget” cuts U.S. State Department funding by more than one-quarter to help pay for a $54 billion increase in military spending.”