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wongarsuyesterday at 9:57 PM2 repliesview on HN

And it'd be the kind of war the US is best at. Boots on the ground, against conventional military, with a civilian population that is on the side of the US forces

No guerilla warfare, no insurgents, no need for extended beyond-visual-range warfare that depletes missile stockpiles


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fc417fc802yesterday at 10:07 PM

> no need for extended beyond-visual-range warfare that depletes missile stockpiles

Was with you until that last one. If you haven't noticed missiles, drones, and interceptors have played a central role in ukraine.

majormajoryesterday at 11:24 PM

How many boots on the ground could you get and how quickly/safely? The supposed opposition here is MUCH closer to the island.

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