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Comment by keybored

10 hours ago

That’s good. But it seems that the American anti-war discourse is slanted towards the cost of it. Maybe because the whole political spectrum can relate to “our tax dollars”, while (1) the cost for the military personell might not be a concern for all because it is all-volunteer, and (2) some Americans don’t care what happens to people in other countries.

Certainly: American progressives can use this to counter the “fiscally conservatives” (for domestic spending) who are also hawkish.

Remember: The opinions of people that either didn't vote or voted for Trump are all that really matter this November (unless the Democrats somehow lose voters, but the polls suggest that is unlikely).

Those are the votes that need to be won over to make any sort of difference during the second half of the Trump administration.