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As US troops left Iraq, their combat gear went to police
(lemmy.world)
The troop withdrawal created a ton of surplus armament. Through the so-called “1033 program,” police departments can acquire excess military gear from the Pentagon for free.
Source: https://www.stephensemler.com/p/how-the-iraq-war-turbocharged-police
I checked it out and his conclusions are idiotic. He's saying Russian demography is bad because of no democracy lmao. But most EU and US are below replacement levels, the only reason this is not visible in US - immigration.