> why is the timing now and not kick the can down the road imo, because countries' economies are becoming isolationist which allows militaries to poster themselves again. germany being 100% russian oil and gas free would have been absolutely insane in 2000s, now we are here. us might find a way to decouple from china within the next decade to similar degrees. just like the economic decoupling with japan pre 1941, the time is rife for interest in war being prosperous. its a shame desu but if its technologies, demographics, trade imbalance or whatnot the trend is moving in only one way.
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