They're definitely smarter imperialists. If getting rid of the draft was the biggest stroke of genius for US empire because it removed the domestic costs for starting a war, then being able to conduct your interventions solely via remote airstrikes is the next biggest. And it's awful because the NATO-led bombing campaigns of Libya were absolutely just as devastating in terms of humanitarian consequences on civilians as the Iraq war was.
Honestly I think the reason Democrats seem so week policy wise compared to Republicans is because they put all their resources into building imperialist concensus, something the Republicans really struggle with.
They're definitely smarter imperialists. If getting rid of the draft was the biggest stroke of genius for US empire because it removed the domestic costs for starting a war, then being able to conduct your interventions solely via remote airstrikes is the next biggest. And it's awful because the NATO-led bombing campaigns of Libya were absolutely just as devastating in terms of humanitarian consequences on civilians as the Iraq war was.
Honestly I think the reason Democrats seem so week policy wise compared to Republicans is because they put all their resources into building imperialist concensus, something the Republicans really struggle with.