The difference between deterrence and provocation is that deterrence uses credible military presence to prevent war while provocation creates conflict by encouraging proxies to fight rather than putting US forces directly on the line, which current US policy does.
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“if the US just wanted to deter and have stability, then its own army would be on the front line... if you want to go into hot war you don't want to be on the front line. You want your you want a proxy”
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