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Despite the US literally bombing Iran and fighting Russia within its own borders by proxy through Ukraine - neither Russia nor Iran (nor China) have ever attacked the United States within its borders. Within these same US borders, neglect of education, healthcare, and infrastructure has visibly, tangibly reduced the quality of life for the average American.

Corporations like Anduril siphoning off tax dollars for threats abroad that do not exist, making these resources unavailable to solve threats to Americans at home that do exist - are responsible for this.

In the end, Palmer Luckey and Anduril - as well as other arms manufacturers and profiteering industries driving US foreign policy abroad - pose a much greater threat in reality to the average American and their way of life, than any threat Russia or China are claimed to pose in fiction.

References:

WSJ - We Do Fail … a Lot’: Defense Startup Anduril Hits Setbacks With Weapons Tech (Nov. 2025):
https://archive.ph/nqlr6
Washington Post - Pentagon presses defense firms to build weapons as Iran war depletes stocks (Aug. 8, 2026):
https://archive.vn/JTkre
Bloomberg - Anduril CEO Talks Ohio Plant, an IPO, Working With Trump (Jan. 2025):
https://youtu.be/g7mQHhudNYw?si=jDjdZQoU_tfX_WnU&t=228
TechCrunch - From $19M to $1.5M, here’s how much Anduril pays top execs like Palmer Luckey in cash and stock (2024):
https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/26/anduril-salaries-palmer-luckey-other-execs-how-much-do-they-make/

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