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I got as far as them re-litigating Joe Lieberman

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[-] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago

As to drones, would you rather use live soldiers to carry out missions given the possibility of their death? As a followup, do you believe that drone warfare would have existed in any case?

As for Snowden, what makes him any different from Aldrich Ames, Robert Hanssen or many more? Just because you claim the high ground doesn't mean you own it.

[-] balderdash9@lemmy.zip 75 points 1 year ago

The choices are not either drones or American boots on the ground. That's a false dichotomy. And we ended up leaving anyway. I can only imagine how it must feel to lose a family member as a civilian casualty of a drone strike and then the occupying country just leaves.

I don't see how these other example are relevant. Edward Snowden was not a double agent working for a foreign entity. He saw that a government agency was breaking the law and then told the American people. He also worked with a reputable news agency to not release unnecessary classified information. By all means, this should have been lauded by the Obama administration.

Just because you claim the high ground doesn’t mean you own it.

When you say shit like this its hard for people to take you seriously.

[-] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

The way we fight terrorists is to decapitate the head of their organization. Pretty soon No one wants to be boss anymore. They are the targets. Now you have a choice on how to eliminate those targets, either by combat or by a newish idea drones. But, both are not clean. More than bin Laden died in the house that night. You may argue they shouldn't be killed in the first place, but I believe it was necessary.

You don't know if Snowden wasn't an agent by the evidence. He stole intelligence and caused it it be published then went running to Russia. I don't think a Russian intelligence agency could ask for anything more.

[-] FemboyStalin@hexbear.net 45 points 1 year ago

How do you even argue with someone who just makes up beliefs? Like, you can and do just say whatever you want and it doesn't matter that reality doesn't reflect that, you have your ideology that the world must conform to and you just ignore things that make it inconvenient to believe.

"The way we fight terrorists is to decapitate the head of their organization. Pretty soon No one wants to be boss anymore. They are the targets. Now you have a choice on how to eliminate those targets, either by combat or by a newish idea drones. But, both are not clean. More than bin Laden died in the house that night. You may argue they shouldn't be killed in the first place, but I believe it was necessary." Source on this entire paragraph? Proof "pretty soon nobody wants to be boss anymore"?

[-] Yllych@hexbear.net 47 points 1 year ago

takes huge steaming dump and points to it

what's the matter, can't argue with that? smuglord

[-] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

So you dislike the message but can't argue with it?

[-] Yllych@hexbear.net 47 points 1 year ago

there's nothing to argue with,. it's like trying to swim through cotton candy. except the cotton candy also yearns for American empire

[-] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago
[-] Yllych@hexbear.net 45 points 1 year ago

some liberals are kinda fun. you're a pretty low effort person unfortunately

[-] silent_water@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

hope that boot you're deepthroating tastes good

[-] Egon@hexbear.net 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

You drink piss and shit is a message as well, why don't you argue against it?

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