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How Trump Is Killing the U.S. Defense Industry (foreignpolicy.com)

submitted 3 months ago by Lemmynated@lemmy.zip to c/world@quokk.au

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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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[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Those are very much the intended consequences. While some of Trump's "policies" can be explained by stupidity, greed or Nazi ideology, dismantling the defence industry can not. The only reasonable explanation is that he is doing it at the behest of Putin.

[–] clutchtwopointzero@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

That's the explanation that requires the least amount of assumptions

[–] Aussieiuszko@aussie.zone 14 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Will the MIC do the needful?

[–] ebolapie@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

They do have a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders...

[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 4 points 3 months ago

We'll have to see if they revert.

[–] Maeve@midwest.social 11 points 3 months ago

That's the plan.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 6 points 3 months ago

Please kill it more Trump.

[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 5 points 3 months ago

Can't fight Putin if you don't have the tools

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 3 months ago

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QlrQKv1vN_4&pp=ygUOQmVybmllIFNhbmRlcnM%3D

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That website is a bucket of dicks

[–] Lemmynated@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Foreign Policy?

[–] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Yes, it hid half of the article after whining that i have ad blocking software. Not to mention the standard nuisance pop ups to subscribe, cookies, etc.

[–] NewDark 1 points 3 months ago

JDPON Don, baby!