Like, it’s common for a large supermarket chain to open near their competitors.
Very frequently the second competing store is in a worse location so it doesn’t “win the local market” and could even be operating at a loss. But that’s fine. Its purpose is to fuck with the competition and hurt their margins.
The USA didn’t hope to win in Ukraine. The point was the reshape the landscape of Europe, not to win.
A war with china wont have the intention of conquering china. It will be because the USA will be pushed out of the region anyway due to china’s inevitable rise so if they’re going to be forced out they will leave scars behind on their way out knowing they will lose that war but seeking to shape the future anyway.
Also wars are not necessarily fought to be won.
Like, it’s common for a large supermarket chain to open near their competitors.
Very frequently the second competing store is in a worse location so it doesn’t “win the local market” and could even be operating at a loss. But that’s fine. Its purpose is to fuck with the competition and hurt their margins.
The USA didn’t hope to win in Ukraine. The point was the reshape the landscape of Europe, not to win.
A war with china wont have the intention of conquering china. It will be because the USA will be pushed out of the region anyway due to china’s inevitable rise so if they’re going to be forced out they will leave scars behind on their way out knowing they will lose that war but seeking to shape the future anyway.