• UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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    10 days ago

    This is literally the argument behind our indefinite occupation of South Korea. We’ve been doing a limited policing action for over 70 years. And every two years, the Congress gets a chance to vote on the NDAA that authorizes us to continue deploying troops over there. Every two years, Congress gives it a big old rubber stamp.

    Same with the Philippines. Same with Thailand. Same with Cuba. Same with Iraq. Same with… well… easier to just show the picture.