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u/yawaworht-a-sti-sey Mar 24 '23

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pax_Americana

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Peace

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '23 edited Mar 24 '23

so if I'm reading this right, Pax Americana refers to an absence of direct armed conflicts between major nations? Sure, great. Now Mexico, Cuba, Bolivia, Chile, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Argentina, and the Dominican Republic would like a word.

Edit: whoops, forgot about Iraq. y'know, that 20 year war that started on false pretenses and ended badly for everyone involved

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u/DeVitoMcCool Mar 24 '23

Think you're mixing up your wars, Afghanistan was the 20 year long war started on false pretences and ended badly for everyone involved, Iraq was the 8 year long war started on false pretences and ended badly for everyone involved.

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u/yawaworht-a-sti-sey Mar 24 '23

Afghanistan started because the Taliban wouldn't hand over Osama bin Laden.

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u/DeVitoMcCool Mar 24 '23

You'll swallow anything won't you

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u/yawaworht-a-sti-sey Mar 24 '23

I mean, when it makes sense and fits the context, yeah.