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DRKMSTR 47 points ago +55 / -8

Armchair pede, 3 possible reasons:

  1. Imminent threat from foreign power (unlikely)
  2. IA Invoked (unlikely)
  3. Test / Training / Making china sweat (most likely)

The us military is the best at being predictable on paper, but entirely unpredictable in practice.

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blankoutcome 19 points ago +19 / -0

WW2 German officer "A serious problem in planning against American doctrine is that the Americans do not read their manuals, nor do they feel any obligation to follow their doctrine."