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		krunck on June 9, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The impact of the ‘long peace’ on modern military ... It's what the US has been doing since WWII.

anonymouskimmer on June 9, 2023 [–]

In the past 30+ years the US wars (minus Afghanistan) have probably been reactive responses to the OPEC oil shock of the 70s and a bit of the US Embassy hostage situation in Iran. I wonder how much a gallon of gas costs if you factor in all of the money (not including the cost of lost lives) from those wars.

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