When is the admin going to run out of excuses?

  • coyootje@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    The American reaction in the second frame should’ve been: cool, here’s more weapons.

  • nuke@sh.itjust.worksM
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    2 years ago

    Look can’t I just be happy a Russian airbase was attacked?

    Hahaha

    FUCK YOU RUSSIA

  • ristoril_zip@lemmy.zip
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    2 years ago

    Is this a permission versus forgiveness example?

    Of course, now that Ukraine asked for permission and NATO (not just the US) said “no,” if they deliberately attack that’s extremely bad.

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      2 years ago

      Russia supports Iran while the US supports the paragons of Israel and Saudi Arabia. Kind of like the US was leaning Pakistan while Russia leans India. Now China finds more value with Pakistan than we do though (which will eventually make us do something stupid to “support our interests”).

      • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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        2 years ago

        Yeah, I still don’t understand the Pakistan thing. Pakistan:

        • harbored Osama bin Laden
        • has pretty uninteresting economic output
        • has serious beef with their much larger neighbor India, and are somewhat friendly with Iran and China

        Whereas India:

        • has a ton of people
        • already has pretty extensive economic ties to the US, which could be strengthened, and is a ripe alternative to China for production
        • has tensions w/ China, so we have mutual enemies
        • is highly unlikely to harbor any of our enemies

        Yet we keep them at arm’s length.

        I could say the same for Israel and Saudi Arabia. Why are we so intent on picking the worst possible countries in a given region? The only explanation is that we want war…

          • ✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.world
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            2 years ago

            More like India remembers our position in the cold war and doesn’t have any desire to be beholden to us. Doesn’t matter if it’s the Hindutva or INC, neither are friendly to US hegemony. I’d hold the same position if I was them of course. I mean we still embargo Cuba for fucks sake.