• @DucktorZee
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    9010 months ago

    Wouldn’t it be great if the US started relocating it’s military bases to other states? I’m sure NM, MI or CA would be happy to have them.

    • @rockSlayer
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      11610 months ago

      That’s already happening, because the draconian antitrans and anti-abortion laws are impacting readiness in those states and driving down recruitment.

    • theotherone
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      5510 months ago

      Oh you mean the 42 town-sized forward operating bases inside the treasonous province? They will come in very handy in the 72 hours it takes to resecure that territory.

      • peopleproblems
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        2410 months ago

        I always wondered how quick that would go down.

        72 hours seems quick, but I guess they wouldn’t really encounter actual resistance.

        • @kautau
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          3210 months ago

          Yeah “muh guns” are pretty useless against predator drones and air support

        • PugJesusOP
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          1610 months ago

          We did Baghdad in a month; we could do Austin in three days.

          • @raynethackery
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            1310 months ago

            Barring the State politicians, I thought Austin was majority Democrat?

            • PugJesusOP
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              1310 months ago

              Probably, but nothing makes a statement like taking a regime’s capital.

                • @Viking_Hippie
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                  Both of which are much better for the world than the current main industries of Texas: fossil fuels and fascism.

              • @bitwaba
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                210 months ago

                Houston is the 4th largest city in the country, and generates a shitload of oil revenue. That’s way more important than Austin.

            • @[email protected]
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              110 months ago

              makes it real easy to justify liberating it then, doesn’t it? most of the people living there want to remain part of the US.

      • @dlpkl
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        510 months ago

        Do people really think that the servicemen in the military would willingly attack Texans? I have a huge suspicion that they’d revolt within the armed forces.

        • wanderingmagus
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          1410 months ago

          As someone currently serving active duty, yes - depending on the command climate and the servicemember. Especially if the targets are labeled as insurgents and a VEO threat with credible evidence. Now, bombing noncombatant civilians is a different story, but as far as conducting surgical strikes on domestic terrorists, no hesitation.

    • @snekerpimp
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      1810 months ago

      Would love to see what they would do to the ones they leave to “decommission” them

      • @[email protected]
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        2610 months ago

        If it’s anything like the rest, they just leave toxic fuel spills to slowly seep into all the aquifers

        • PugJesusOP
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          3110 months ago

          Perfect. Texas loves not having environmental regulations, so there shouldn’t be any issue!

          • @kautau
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            2510 months ago

            lol their power grid is already so fucked that key strikes against it would leave them wondering if it was part of the combat or if it had just failed of its own accord