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[–] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world -5 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Maybe Harris and Biden want to start a war so they can benefit from a spike in approval just before the election.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rally_'round_the_flag_effect

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 points 37 minutes ago

Not in modern America. Americans, for good reason, have a kneejerk negative reaction to the words "war in the middle east". A war with Iran before November would seal Harris's fate.

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 3 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

i think it is more likely that the opposite would happen. Anyone with two brain cells understands that there is nothing to gain for the US from it. Maybe for the MIC but certainly not for the average American who will have to deal with high oil prices, recession and possibly his son coming back in a coffin.

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 1 points 38 minutes ago

US MIC getting plenty of dollars to counterweigh china's military spending. Look they probably don't mind more, but they are having hard enough trouble filling orders as it is.

[–] HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

You think they care about the average American?

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 2 points 58 minutes ago

i would hope the average American cares about himself