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		FuckButtons 31 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. bombs Iranian nuclear sites We still have 55k in Japan and 24k in Korea, what exactly is your point? 2500 troops for a military the size of the US is a rounding error.

jjk166 31 days ago [–]

Thank you for the additional examples of things not simply shutting down after a quick conflict. Lasting peace requires decades of military involvement. That is my point.

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