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The politics / Re: Biden’s Presidency
« on: December 22, 2020, 01:26:51 AM »
Hi Paddy,
Cheney and Obama have both warned that the next 9/11 could be a nuclear terrorist attack, but hopefully the hawks won't go that far!
Although they'd probably need one to justify the use of tactical battlefield nukes if they ever get to launch a ground war against Iran, or China and Russia. The Pax Americana demands full spectrum dominance of any and all potential competitors!
The doves, however, will as you say stick with drones, missiles, and stealth planes.
So do you think Biden's forever-war cabinet is more dove or more hawk?
I'd guess the more dovish hawks would at least, in principle, have more resources available to address various urgent environmental concerns as our climate disaster slowly unfolds.
I think, however, in the current climate it would take a new 9/11 to push US public opinion in favour of launching a more conventional war again, or to push the Biden administration to doing more than drone strikes +/- air strikes. However, the thing about the future is that it's always full of surprises, many of them nasty.
Cheney and Obama have both warned that the next 9/11 could be a nuclear terrorist attack, but hopefully the hawks won't go that far!
Although they'd probably need one to justify the use of tactical battlefield nukes if they ever get to launch a ground war against Iran, or China and Russia. The Pax Americana demands full spectrum dominance of any and all potential competitors!
The doves, however, will as you say stick with drones, missiles, and stealth planes.
So do you think Biden's forever-war cabinet is more dove or more hawk?
I'd guess the more dovish hawks would at least, in principle, have more resources available to address various urgent environmental concerns as our climate disaster slowly unfolds.