aldhissla comments on Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory

[–] aldhissla@piefed.world 12 points 2 months ago (7 children)

Somebody tell this 🤡 (and Putin too) that annexations can happen after a war, not during. If you try to do reichskommissariats before the end of the war, you're in shitty company and people will take you less seriously.

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[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (5 children)

Oh will the US have to give Hawaii back ...or is that different?

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[–] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

I think the difference is that Hawaii was annexed in the 1890s not the 2020s things change over time.

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[–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 months ago

LOL

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[–] aldhissla@piefed.world 1 point 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Yes.

There is significant difference between the US' annexation of Hawaii and the fiascos of Russia annexing and then losing e.g. Kherson, or Trump claiming sovereignty over a piece of land he probably couldn't even control for a day, let alone keep indefinitely.

Edit: sry for the overly sarcastic tone before.

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