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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 14 points 1 day 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 4 points 22 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Will the MIC do the needful?

[–] ebolapie 4 points 22 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago

We'll have to see if they revert.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Please kill it more Trump.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

That's the plan.

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[–] toiletobserver 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] toiletobserver 3 points 1 day 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.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

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