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[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 44 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

Living outside the US I'm not sure if I should be glad or terrified by the Pentagon's incompetence in these worrying times. Maybe I'm... I don't know, 20% glad and 80% terrified? Sounds about right.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 20 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

You should be more terrified. And also more glad

[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

They want both of these things.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

What incompetence? It's just the usual corruption. It's 90% of what Pentagon does.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 hours ago

This is corruption, but there's nothing usual about it.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Were it 90% of what Pentagon did, the rest of the world bar China and India would be US territories.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Being corrupt does not get you territories. I just makes you waste money on never ending conflicts so that private contractors can get richer.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Being 90% corrupt gives you more territories than being 99% corrupt

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 2 points 8 hours ago

Oh, ok, you're saying they are more corrupt, not less. Didn't get it.

[–] Ulrich@feddit.org -1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Incompetent Pentagon means they‘ll hopefully cause less destruction in the world but I‘m not sure that they will when working under mecha Hitler word salad.