We in the USA owe the rest of the world a Bernie Sanders presidency

Not sure what you mean here or what the poin is?

Joining war late means having to invest less resources and keeps your economy intact.

Do you not understand the point about the US rise to power was due to it being the only economy left standing?

And you may geuss why, that should be pretty clear by now.

Hence allies. What part of that confused you?

Having enemies in common does not mean having goals in common and supporting your enemy is stupid.

They weren’t fanatical terrorist at the time. Do a little research to understand the origins of these groups you’re referring to.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_and_state-sponsored_terrorism

Why is it naive and stupid to support resistance forces who are fighting the same enemy the US was fighting? Is your whole argument solely based on hindsight that the US should have known resistance forces in the Middle East fighting the Soviet Union would eventually militarize Islam and its beliefs to turn people into the terrorist groups we know of today?

Answer: pretty fucking naive

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