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[โ€“] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sir Richard Knighton made the comments ahead of the expected publication of the Defence Investment Plan

Who'd a thunk that a military official would play up the need for military solutions ahead of releasing an "investment plan" AKA extortion brief? ๐Ÿค”

[โ€“] BrilliantantTurd4361@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes but also gestures broadly

I reject your broad gesture and substitute a very specific one aimed at the overall tendency to overstate vague threats in order to promote and profiteer off of militarism of late.