also the worlds largest air force is the US air force. the second largest is the US army’s air force iirc
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CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days agoNations can’t ignore the fact that the US has one of the active militaries in the world. Our Navy is more of less second to none and we have nukes. In the hands of a normal president, we might be fine but you sure as heck know that Trump and his Project 2025 people are just itching to launch one.
This is a situation where there are no good options. The best you can do is continue political pressure, get other nations to rally behind you in the hopes of creating a strong economic resistance.
But the real answer is that we, the US citizens, need to fucking take this country back. I hate to say it but protests simply aren’t enough anymore.
ngdev@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
thebestaquaman@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I seem to remember reading that the US navy comes in second (which makes sense considering that a single carrier has a larger air wing than most countries air forces) but the point still stands.
Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Remove the bases in europe and you can only project power with as many you can pile up on an aircraft carrier.
Limerance@piefed.social 2 days ago
B-2 bombers have a huge range of 11,000 km, that’s extended further by tanker aircraft. They can strike any target in the world. They are better with a fighter escort though, that don’t have that range, and only a single pilot, shortening possible mission time.
The US also has bases around the world outside of Europe. These could be shifted elsewhere, depending on need. The American military is a phenomenal logistics machine. They can fly and ship immense amounts of materiel and can construct huge bases quickly.
There are several middle eastern and Asian countries that host large American bases. The big bases built in Europe, especially Germany act as a hub for the ones in Africa and the Middle East. A place for supplies, hospitals, training, etc. in a safe and nice place.
China is still a fair bit away from having that kind of power projection.
Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Protests would be a good start
PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Protests only work if the governmnt feels beholden to its people. It doesnt. Protests arent enough.
BeatTakeshi@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Strikes, not protests. Put the country literally to a halt
Soulg@ani.social 2 days ago
There are protests constantly. There was a protest outside the Whitehouse the same day as the Maduro kidnapping.
SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Thank God the protest people are here. They were constantly on Reddit for the last four years saying how Russians need to protest against the dictatorship. Good thing Russians heard that and had the massive protest of Bolotnaya in 2011 and endless protests in the far-east and northern regions in particular. As we know, Russia is a thriving democracy now.