• sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      15 days ago

      Reverse Gallipoli.

      Unopposed landing, then, a week or so later, 2,000 shahed drones a day untill I guess something like a quarter of the 82nd airborne ceases to exist.

  • mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    16 days ago

    I told you it was always about oil . It was always not only about israel colonial interests but also american imperialist interests

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      16 days ago

      I told you it was always about oil

      More broadly, it is about western imperial expansion. Control of the Red Sea. Control of the Suez Canal. The ability to cut China and Russia off from international markets (specifically, trade with India and West Africa).

      Oil was a big part of it, but not the whole.

      It was always not only about israel colonial interests but also american imperialist interests

      They’re joined at the hip.

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      16 days ago

      The US being bad does not change anything about Russia.

      If your brother murders someone it does not change anything about the fact that your dad raped someone.

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        It’s such an incredibly childish way of thinking. These people grew up with “Russia bad, Murica good” propaganda, had their minor awakening as they realized the US weren’t in fact the heroes they’d been taught they were, but never actually bothered to unpack the underlying assumption that the world is made of heroes and villains. So instead of figuring out that actually all forms of imperialism suck, they just swapped the heroes and villains in the fairytale because it’s more comforting to live in a world that has unambiguous good guys and bad guys. They want to have a team that they can cheer for and screw it if reality doesn’t agree.

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        Ffs, I forgot this is social media and the average intelligence is room temperature. Of course, Russia is bad. The point is that there is no fucking outrage when the US declares they’re just going to take an island. In case of Russia’s invasion we had 24/7 rolling coverage and breaking news banners on all news sites

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    16 days ago

    Attacking, then stealing.

    I really wish Bonespurs McFuckUp would go to the Middle East for once just to oversee… That’d be nice, don’t you think? I’m sure it’s be safe.

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      16 days ago

      Ah yes, the sent of bitch is in the air today. For trumps once again being a little piggy bitch that bitches out of things like a weak pathetic loser.

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    16 days ago

    Watching Trump is like watching someone thrash around in quick sand; every time he makes a move, he ends up sinking even deeper.

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    15 days ago

    I haven’t read The Art of the Deal, but based on what I’ve seen of Trump’s deal making it could have been a one page memo.

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    It’s amazing that Iran has gone from a pariah state to something of an underdog. The regime was on the nose and the Demented Don arrived diverted attention to him. A master stroke launching Operation Epstein Fury!

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    16 days ago

    Obviously they’re doing this to protect the world from Iran using nuclear weapons. I cannot think of any other reason. Just like Venezuela.

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    OK, when this was expected in the first few days, it was not as stupid. Still stupid, but now they’ve given them months to prepare. This has always been the most obvious target for an invasion. There’s no way it isn’t a trap at this point. If they did it fast then at least they wouldn’t be dug in. Now, a lot more people are going to die for nothing. It doesn’t move any closer to ending the conflict.

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    15 days ago

    Oh look another round of stock manipulation for profit.

    Someone in the Whitehouse making bets!?

    What a joke.