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Niger breaks the military agreement with the United States, which allows American troops to remain on its territory. Decolonization is happening. 🎉 (www.reuters.com)

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[–] RedColossus@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Yes, and no. The US still has a massive pool of might to pull from hypothetically, the issue is a cultural rejection towards putting boots on the ground among the civilian population. Without a VERY convincing narrative, a significant portion of the zoomers will become radicalized… and they know that.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Right there is a political aspect to it, but the massive pool of might is not by any means unlimited either. US is already involved in multiple conflicts, and the proxy war in Ukraine has definitely taken a big toll. Army recruitment isn't hitting targets, and military production isn't keeping up, these are real problems with no easy solutions. Meanwhile, US still has ambitions to try and contain China somehow.

[–] ComradePupIvy@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Anyone want to place bets on when they reintroduce tye draft?

[–] bleepingblorp@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 8 months ago

I hope they do.

The day they reintroduce the draft is the day we reintroduce fragging.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago

Gonna be a really hard sell.