Because adding a new state comes with responsibilities. Much better to leave them as vassals. That way you also avoid the annoying voices of the veterans from PR that can be abandoned as 'non-americans' when it comes time to pay them benefits.
Russia sure isn't an empire. Guess they did it wrong. Glad to agree with myself.
Few American troops in Iraq, Afghanistan after 20 years of failure? And that there are more troops sitting in american bases in more countries than ever, while almost every country pays a tithe to the US via the USD? Enforced via american sanctions, rubber stamped by the UN, even though the American's can't be arsed to care about the UN's judicial body and their rulings.
Oh dear, was this too complicated for the jester? I suppose a PhD in Jestery must be a gender study adjacent program.
Indeed. They should have conquered it and then left, and not kept it as part of their territory, getting their taxes and all the money and resources.
I guess you really are bad as a strategist or economics. I am glad you hold no position of power. We can not afford another AOC.
Did you know it is the US that pays the countries to have those bases there? Well, now you know.
Ahhh to be this naïve...
So, what fun do you get being manipulated by Russian CNN, well, at this point, all media is CNN there, but you don't care... You love propaganda, you consume it, you strive for it.
Because adding a new state comes with responsibilities. Much better to leave them as vassals. That way you also avoid the annoying voices of the veterans from PR that can be abandoned as 'non-americans' when it comes time to pay them benefits.
Well, then Russia is doing it wrong, right? Since they are absorbing them and making it part of their territory.
Considering there are very few American troops in Iraq, and none in Afghanistan, I don't know if this is working as you intend.
Russia sure isn't an empire. Guess they did it wrong. Glad to agree with myself.
Few American troops in Iraq, Afghanistan after 20 years of failure? And that there are more troops sitting in american bases in more countries than ever, while almost every country pays a tithe to the US via the USD? Enforced via american sanctions, rubber stamped by the UN, even though the American's can't be arsed to care about the UN's judicial body and their rulings.
Oh dear, was this too complicated for the jester? I suppose a PhD in Jestery must be a gender study adjacent program.
Indeed. They should have conquered it and then left, and not kept it as part of their territory, getting their taxes and all the money and resources.
I guess you really are bad as a strategist or economics. I am glad you hold no position of power. We can not afford another AOC.
Did you know it is the US that pays the countries to have those bases there? Well, now you know.
Ahhh to be this naïve...
So, what fun do you get being manipulated by Russian CNN, well, at this point, all media is CNN there, but you don't care... You love propaganda, you consume it, you strive for it.
Oh they pay them do they? In USD is it? Interesting how that works out.
Here let me print you some money. It will go with your printed pedigree.