It got spanked by vietnamese farmers and the taliban.
It’s another discussion but the Americans don’t need to win wars. Vietnam was about ending the gold standard and Afghanistan was an excuse to start the wars in the middle east, among other goals.
On top of that, that’s because the “free hand of the market” de-prioritises engineering.
The US have phones, search engines and AI. It’s Europe that is falling behind.
That’s why BMW is getting spanked by BYD.
That’s the point. The best engineers can either build tanks or weapons.
Clearly, its a losing game to focus on that.
That’s the big question. In the long term, how can the US keep their lead? Chinese and Indian companies will become the big players. How else but with a war can the US stay ahead?
It’s another discussion but the Americans don’t need to win wars. Vietnam was about ending the gold standard and Afghanistan was an excuse to start the wars in the middle east, among other goals.
The US have phones, search engines and AI. It’s Europe that is falling behind.
That’s the point. The best engineers can either build tanks or weapons.
That’s the big question. In the long term, how can the US keep their lead? Chinese and Indian companies will become the big players. How else but with a war can the US stay ahead?