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Bluetus

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2. Everything about the Pentagon is mired in WWII and Cold War thinking

Reply to Goonch (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 18, 2026, 10:19 AM

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One would have thought that after getting our asses kicked in Vietnam and Afghanistan, and seeing what Ukraine has managed to do to Russia, we would appreciate the concept of asymmetric warfare, and how dramatically weapons and tactics have changed in the 21st century.

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