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The US Armed Forces are responsible for countless atrocities throughout their entire existence. In the 19th century, they massacred indigenous Americans as the US expanded westward. They have massacred civilians during their wars of aggression against Korea, Vietnam and Iraq, and are also the only military that has used nuclear weapons in warfare. These, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, were entirely unnecessary, as Japan was already in the process of negotiating a surrender. | The US Armed Forces are responsible for countless atrocities throughout their entire existence. In the 19th century, they massacred indigenous Americans as the US expanded westward. They have massacred civilians during their wars of aggression against Korea, Vietnam and Iraq, and are also the only military that has used nuclear weapons in warfare. These, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, were entirely unnecessary, as Japan was already in the process of negotiating a surrender. | ||
In the Vietnam and Korean wars, the US military forcibly conscripted many soldiers. These conscription methods made exceptions for the well-educated, which meant that poor people were disproportionately conscripted. | |||
Today, the US military does not use conscription, but retains the legal right to start doing so again. | |||
The US military has by far the highest budget of any military in the world, more than double that of the country in second place, China. | |||
While the US military has experienced success in conventional warfare, such as against Iraq in 2003, they are frequently unable to defeat enemies who rely on guerilla tactics, something that has been shown from their failures against the Vietnamese National Liberation Front (often known as the Viet Cong) and more recently, the Taliban in Afghanistan. | |||
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The U.S Armed Forces is the Army of the United States of America.
The US Armed Forces are responsible for countless atrocities throughout their entire existence. In the 19th century, they massacred indigenous Americans as the US expanded westward. They have massacred civilians during their wars of aggression against Korea, Vietnam and Iraq, and are also the only military that has used nuclear weapons in warfare. These, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, were entirely unnecessary, as Japan was already in the process of negotiating a surrender.
In the Vietnam and Korean wars, the US military forcibly conscripted many soldiers. These conscription methods made exceptions for the well-educated, which meant that poor people were disproportionately conscripted.
Today, the US military does not use conscription, but retains the legal right to start doing so again.
The US military has by far the highest budget of any military in the world, more than double that of the country in second place, China.
While the US military has experienced success in conventional warfare, such as against Iraq in 2003, they are frequently unable to defeat enemies who rely on guerilla tactics, something that has been shown from their failures against the Vietnamese National Liberation Front (often known as the Viet Cong) and more recently, the Taliban in Afghanistan.
In 2023, documents were leaked showing that the USAF wants to use deepfakes to distribute propaganda.[1][2]
References
- ↑ “Provide a next generation of “deep fake” or other similar technology to generate messages and influence operations via non-traditional channels in relevant peer/near peer environments.”
"U.S. SOCOM Procurement Document Announcing Desire to Utilize Deepfakes". - ↑ Sam Biddle (2023-03-06T11:59). "U.S. Special Forces Want to Use Deepfakes for Psy-Ops" The Intercept.