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Used for the image the speaker says the U.S.
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Used for the image the speaker says the U.S. military spends resources to preserve, especially by preventing captured pilots from appearing in enemy propaganda.
"...money and resources in order to create this image, this aura of invincibility and inviability. So if the Iranians are able to capture a..."
"Empire is the, it's an aura of invincibility and inviability. Okay? If you fear it, then you obey it. But, it's not really designed..."
A source-grounded reading of the episode's central claim: American war culture has learned to convert military failure into rescue spectacle, while real wars are still decided by economics, organization, logistics, and endurance.
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