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b3ing 7 hours ago [-]
So we pay for oil from our “enemy” and fund them while fighting a war w them. I think they were thinking of doing this w Russia also. Basically paying to kill our troops while spending lots of money to send our troops there in the first place.
krapp 7 hours ago [-]
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tonyedgecombe 2 hours ago [-]
Next Iran will start bombing its own facilities in order to keep the oil price high and inflict pain on the invaders.
bediger4000 6 hours ago [-]
It's not exactly "US" so much as it is Trump and Bessent if you read the article. The obvious conclusion is that Trump will do anything to stay popular and avoid a Blue Wave at midterms. Other presidents, who at least tried to gin up public support for their wars, could ask the public to bravely make sacrifices. Trump can't do that. He painted himself into a corner.
expedition32 44 minutes ago [-]
In most countries there has to be a vote in parliament to begin a war.
This has the benefit that politicians have their name on the record and cannot weasel out of it if things go bad.
Besides there is something unseemly of asking people to give their life for war that nobody wants.
This has the benefit that politicians have their name on the record and cannot weasel out of it if things go bad. Besides there is something unseemly of asking people to give their life for war that nobody wants.