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[–] [S] 6 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (7 children)

US Invasions in the same time period:

2001 - Taliban-controlled areas of Afghanistan in support of the Northern Alliance

2003 - Iraq - Entirely unjustified imperialism

Arguably, mid-2010s - Syria in supporting Rojava

EDIT: 2026 - Kidnapping of Maduro in Venezuela - Entirely unjustified imperialism

2026 - Iran (Ongoing) - Entirely unjustified imperialism

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  • [–] [S] 7 points 5 months ago* (4 children)

    Trading fire with Yemen after being repeatedly fired upon is hardly an invasion.

    Brazil? In that time period? Did you mean someone else?

    The UN-approved no-fly zone in Libya?

    Mexico? What?

    You are right, triggered by mentioning Brazil, that I should include the bizarre kidnapping in Venezuela also in 2026, which was also unjustified imperialism. What a horrific year it's been.

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  • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    Also not invasion, but the Cuba blockade is inexcusable too

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    Agreed, the effective oil blockade of Cuba in 2026 (this fucking year, fucking firehose of atrocities) is inexcusable, as is the (less-impactful) embargo that's been going on for decades.

    But if we're broadening it from invasions to general imperialism, Russia's list would also grow, making the comparison attempted by the original commenter (which itself is nothing but a whataboutism, as regardless if the US's crimes equaled or even exceeded Russia's in the same time period, it still wouldn't justify Russia's unprovoked invasion of a sovereign country) even less meaningful.

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Did you miss 'in the same time period'?

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