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[–] 103 points 1 month ago (3 children)

“It is difficult to imagine ​how the United States might credibly project influence deterrence in the Indo-Pacific if the price of keeping up diplomatic appearances ​is denying our partners key deterrent capabilities,” Senators Mitch McConnell, Lisa Murkowski, John Cornyn, and Thom Tillis wrote in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ahead of the state visit.

I would like to see Mitch McConnell write anything at this point

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  • [–] 42 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    They just put some ink in his mouth and let him drool on the memos instead of signing. It counts!

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  • [–] 42 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Literally everything Republicans have said about Democrats has been projection.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

    Why not USA invades Taiwan and offers to China?
    It would be much simpler

    Remember when USA sold weapons to Afghanistan in the 80s?
    How that went?

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  • [–] 12 points 1 month ago

    For a few years? Great! Prolonged unwinnable wars in Afghanistan have been crippling empires for centuries. So luring a world power in to a fight there was a great move.

    Also, we didn't just sell the Taliban weapons, we also established permanent bases, trained their soldiers, and then told them to get fucked when they asked us nicely to leave.

    Fun fact, prolonged unwinnable wars in Ethiopia have had the same effect. For many of the same reasons.

    Another fun fact, Fox News correspondent and man guilty of actual treason Oliver North arranged the sale of weapons to Iran to fund similar activities in Nicaragua.

    An additional fun fact, the CIA was also funding the contra-revoltionaries in Latin America with money they made selling cocaine to inner-city drug dealers.

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  • [–] 21 points 1 month ago

    Embarrassing slip?? Nah Epstein's files are worse and this is another distraction.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago

    You get an F-35, and You get an F-35... In fact, if you all look under your seats...

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  • [–] 6 points 1 month ago

    Is that the same agent that was revolted by the Orange Turd, shitting his pants a while back? It sure looks like the same guy.

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