3 points ·
What? Really? Chiang Kai-shek just ran his army over to some other random country and took it over? That can't be right.....
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3 points ·
What? Really? Chiang Kai-shek just ran his army over to some other random country and took it over? That can't be right.....
90 points ·
24 hours he said. He could end the war in 24 hours. All he has to do is talk tough and Putin would bow to his flabby pasty white biceps! Anyone who doesn't recognize this as 100% pure bullshit should pull their head out of Trump's fat ass and have their it examined.
1 points ·
I don't think this is a good counter argument since this was more allies getting together to discuss and negotiate plans. Zelensky and Putin would be more like the Emperor of Japan meeting with FDR to discuss a peace treaty for Japan. Or Hitler and Churchill getting together.
Leaders usually wait until an agreement is in place before putting their reputations on the line, as there's always resistance from hardline "fight to the end" factions. It's smarter to confront that opposition only when the benefits of a deal are assured.
2 points ·
Camp David Accords? 13 days of negotiations with the US, Israeli, and Egyptian leaders of the time? I think the Dayton agreement was similar too. Leaders are involved in this stuff, not always but it’s certainly not unusual either.
This is a reason able counter-argument. However, I still think it's quite rare for leaders of two nations actively at war to come together and discuss a peace plan.
-10 points ·
Peace talks usually don't include the real leaders. This really seems to be a non story.
Negotiations are done by lower level diplomats and the agreement is signed off by the leaders. That's diplomacy 101. Name one major 20th century diplomatic deal that was negotiated by the leaders in person. I know we all hate Putin and Russia here, but let's not be stupid in our criticism.
13 points ·
I bet this is just India making a statement to Pakistan. Turn off the water for a few days then turn it back on.
As people pointed out, if they keep it closed very long it will overflow so India doesn't want that. Also blowing up the dam is one hell of a stupid suggestion. Can you imagine how bad that would be to the people downstream? And you know who is down? Pakistan. That would be so dumb.
This is a political point, and they can't possibly be cutting off water for any real length of time.
11 points ·
This is more like a trade-war crime. If this is a war crime then the us has been committing an endless war crime by sucking sooooo much of the Colorado River before it goes into Mexico.
If this is a war crime then Ukraine committed one when they shut off water to Crimea.
(This is not a war crime)
41 points ·
I'm kind of glad. I want the Supreme Court to realize sooner rather than later that Trump won't listen to them and that they're not his friend, just useful patsies.
I'm sorry for all the people that are caught up in Trump's bullshit. That guy is fucking evil.
157 points ·
I'm not against Jews, I'm against Israel. It appears that the lesson they learned from the Nazis is how to commit atrocities.
-4 points ·
Three microchips at once that's awesome!