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2026-03-14 11:30 UTC

Yes, industrial capacity has decayed massively, and the US Empire is forced to pull its forces out of countries like the ROK in order to support its failing adventurist wars. Profits from imperialism are declining, which is why austerity is being brought home, and why the AI bubble is getting so big. Compare the current assault on Iran with how the Iraq War went, the US Empire just doesn't have the industrial capacity nor the domestic support required to actually succeed.

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@GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 2026-03-14 13:16

>industrial capacity has decayed massively From when to when? And in what industries? >forced to pull its forces out of countries like the ROK What forces? The US is obligated to keep [roughly 28,500 troops](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutual_Defense_Treaty_%28United_States%E2%80%93South_Korea%29?wprov=sfla1) station in the ROK under a long-standing treaty. >austerity is being brought home Austerity is not always an immediate indication that imperialism is declining. Neoliberalism always wants austerity, that doesn't mean imperialism is in a constant state of decline. In this particular instance, it is most due to Trump giving outlandish budget increases to the Pentagon and the DHS whilst providing many of his billionaire buddies with massive tax cuts. >the domestic support required to actually succeed. When has domestic support ever been necessary to continue war? I think you're just overthinking this and what you're noticing is a temporary (possibly permanent) slump in the US's dominance because Trump is a colossal fuck up of a president. Were there to be any long term consequences to US hegemony, it would most likely be as a result of other Western powers becoming more wary of reliance on the US and seeking slightly more sovereignty from the US. However, i think we're still a ways away from that outcome.

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