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Pompeo says killing of Suleimani is part of 'bigger strategy' to deter ALL American foes, and is not contained to just Iran
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In the 35 years I have been alive it has been like this, only difference is that previous administrations where far more tactful and subtle about it. you guys have never been "the good guys"
We had some solid environmental stuff going on...and at least some solid ideas about human rights that were more progressive than a lot of other nations. I didn't say the veneer was that great lol
In the eyes of a good portion of outsiders? No. A lot of the world (including the USA's allies) has looked at the US with varying levels of distrustful wariness, distaste, outright hostility and/or quiet ridicule for decades - we rely on the US because we have to, not because we like to - even here in Australia and we're basically USA Light. The US has always been the way the US is now, it's just that these days it's getting a brighter light shone on it which is causing some of the American Exceptionalism flavoured rose-tinted glasses that the majority of Americans seem to be born with to crack somewhat.
I mean... yeah. This is not new territory for the USA. The CIA has been a blight on the rest of the world since it was formed.
The US has been doing it for years and years, I mean, that's what the drone wars are.
Now don't get me wrong, I trust Trump and Pompeo's judgment on that even less that I trusted Bush's, but it still was always the case that the president of the United States decides they want someone dead in a country that is not at war with so they send a flying robot to shot a missile at them.
Imagine if another country had drones flying over the U.S. and started assassinating people without provocation. Hell, imagine if any other country in the world had flying assassin robot planes they used to kill people wherever and whenever they wanted. That's some Skynet Terminator shit. No wonder the rest of the world hates us.
President in the morning: How dare you accuse me of wanting to assassinate anyone!
President in the evening: Also, just want to make sure everyone remembers, if you do anything to make us nervous we'll assassinate you.
President in the evening: Also, just want to make sure everyone remembers, if you do anything to make us nervous we'll assassinate you.
Haha. If they kill Putin it's with kindness.
They keep going over to Moscow for meetings.