There is a legitimate and an illegitimate use of military force. Supporting the Ukrainians in the defense of their country is not "war-mongering." It's *because* someone understands that, that a criticism of military adventurism such as that in Iraq and Afghanistan carries weight

Feb 26, 2022 · 7:47 PM UTC

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This is shockingly childish. Expected better.
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Make sure you thank Biden for his role in creating this chaos!
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"Military Adventurism" is Tom Clancy bullshit. "Imperialist Rapine" is a more accurate term. What nifty jargon do you have to soften the siege starvation of a quarter of a million Yemeni children and about a million of their parents?
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This is extremely simplistic and wrong. The US has no valid interest in the government of Ukraine. Do you think that Ukraine should determine the government of the US. Oh really? Why not?
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However, the unfortunate Ukrainians are in this mess because of the US and the expansion of NATO. And, exploiting the state for the expansion of the US's personal piggy bank. They gave the Ukrainians a false sense of protection. NATO: Humanitarian aid!
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Wrong. It is "War Mongering".
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This would be understandable if negotiations had fallen through but Biden has blocked them from even beginning. Washington is using Ukrainian people as cannon fodder for weapons manufacturers profits. Biden is not pursuing peace.
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25 Feb 2022
US State Department has come out in opposition to Zelenskyy and Putin meeting to discuss potential ceasefire. (!) "Now we see Moscow suggesting that diplomacy take place at the barrel of a gun, or as Moscow’s rockets, mortars, artillery target the Ukrainian people."
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Um, America started out by pretending to support the Afghans in the defense of their country against the USSR, pumping weapons into the hands of the very people they ended up starting the whole “War on Terror” against 🤷🏻‍♀️
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Fascists and cops use the phrase "legitimate use of force" as the excuse to brutalize minorities here. You are using it in the same way. As an excuse for bloodshed. I swear you Americans are so gullible and easily manipulated.
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