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“Most powerful empire the world has ever known”

Lol Americans

The Romans conquered the known world with pointy sticks and diplomacy.

The US hasn’t been on the winning side since ww2 despite having nukes and spyplanes.

Even the British Empire spanned the globe, and all they had was cannons, rum, and syphilis.

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Yeah they may not incorporate other countries like previous empires, but their sphere of influence is undeniable unfortunately.

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Did they have taco bell tho

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I too would like a Medieval Meal

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More importantly, did they have the ability to deploy a Taco Bell, McDonald’s, and Wendy’s anywhere in the world, within 72 hours, just so their troops would have variety of food?

Nope. The Japanese knew they had royally fucked up when they realized that we had ships that were dedicated to ice cream supplies. You have to have everything else needed for war covered, before you start the logistical supply train of ice cream.

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Nothing like a cone after a long day of killing japs, hits the spot. knowhatimsayin?!

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No they just had the latrines too close to the food prep area, same effect

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Is that your food prep hack? 🤤

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But if they fought I’d bet against the pointy stick guys and the syphilis guys.

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James Cameron’s avatar be like

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You seem to completely misunderstand American diplomacy.

Just because America doesn’t have the same style of conquest, doesn’t mean they aren’t conquerors.

America was the first empire to realize that all empires eventually fall whose agenda is toppling nations and replacing their flags with their own.

The USA invented a unique twist: never replacing the country’s flag.

Instead, as evidenced by countless examples such as Iran and Panama, the American agenda has always been installing a new national leader whose interests align with American ideals of democracy and “freedom” (predominantly of the white Christian variety). But they keep their “flag”, or in some sense maintain a national identity through the new leader, so it feels a lot less like they were conquered.

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Lol That’s just a bunch of mental gymnastics to justify why the “mighty” US can’t even win a war against an impoverished SE Asian nation with 50 year old Soviet weapons

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Exactly. Wilson fucked up with Wilsonian Doctrine, among a ton of other things. Teddy had it right. Speak softly and carry a big stick. Get in, get out, get done.

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Are you claiming that Victorian England could take modern America in a fight?

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A few trolls can take America by installing a puppet red head president who will then dismantle the country in a few years time.

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8 points

We prefer you call him The Great Pumpkin, thank you.

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So are you trying to make him say what he didn’t say because your butthurt ?

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So you agree America is more powerful than the British Empire?

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