Now that the U.S. is out of Afghanistan, could a pivot toward China be next? @viet_t_nguyen: “I believe the military industrial complex will be salivating over the chance to confront a major nation-state enemy without the complications of war on terror.”

Aug 31, 2021 · 12:35 AM UTC

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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @viet_t_nguyen
The strange thing is - if the US really wanted to increase its pressure on China, it might have wanted to keep its bases in Afghanistan, a country that border China from the opposite side of where the US can place it's aircraft carriers.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @viet_t_nguyen
We must seriously rein in the military industrial complex and the military budget.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @viet_t_nguyen
There won’t be a pivot to China, unless China provokes it (e.g., invading Taiwan, systematic interdictions in the South China Sea, etc.). No, the MIC would go after Iran next. Much lower-hanging fruit, militarily speaking.
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan @viet_t_nguyen
U.S. is out of Afghanistan but I bet the DoD budget doesn’t drop by a single penny next year
Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @viet_t_nguyen
If all of you armchair warriors could just shut up for a little while.