Exclusive: Experts and former officials say accounts are running dry, and funding a war with no clear endgame is the main challenge Donald Trump’s war on Iran has driven the US military into a severe financial crisis, with the US navy forced to transfer money from its payroll and other sources to cover the costs of combat, according to documents obtained by the Guardian, and interviews with navy officials, contractors and defense analysts. The US-Israeli operation, which has depleted US munitions stockpiles…

  • Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    Between this and the upcoming chances of food shortage, what the fuck is their end game?

    If they want totalitarianism, they need to make the plebs’ lives far cushier than this.

    Are they really so out of touch that they think they won’t fall once the base of the pyramid buckles?

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      End game is smash and grab. See the fall of the soviet union and the rise of the oligarchs for reference.