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Will the US ever learn?

Eric Hoffer may have summed it up best
In times of change, learners will inherit the earth, while the learned will find themselves beautifully equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.
While the US still likes to measure its strength by the size of its military, much of the rest of the world is systematically driving the military into obsolescence.

 Instead of focusing on fighting its battles in the air, on the sea, and with military personnel on the ground, the rest of the world is using far more sophisticated, and potentially even more lethal weaponry against its enemies, and the US.

 Think of the devastation that could be caused by a few well placed cyber attacks on our financial institutions, our energy grid, or the havoc that is easily caused by just a simple terrorist threat, or unattended bag(s) at an airport, as happened at LAX  yesterday.

 What do you think would be the result of some rogue nation (North Korea or Iran come to mind) getting pissed off just enough by the US and Trump's arrogance to blow up a satellite put into geosynchronous counter cyclical orbit over the earth. The results would be far more devastating than any military action the US could conceive, assuming the US could even launch a military attack in the resulting aftermath

 Building up the US military is not the panacea Donald Trump, and many followers, suggest it is for fighting terrorism. Terrorists no longer need to physically attack us. The real threat are the terrorists hiding in the shadows, conducting covert operations attempting to attack vital parts of our infrastructure, and disrupting our daily lives in a way far more nefarious than any bomb could ever accomplish.

 That’s the elephant in the room that needs to be addressed, and defended against, and the recent meddling by Russia into the US elections is just the tip of the iceberg. Something having a stronger military isn't going to prevent.

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