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Alsephina@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

Niger breaks off military cooperation with US, as junta moves closer to Russia

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Alsephina@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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The United States currently stations some 1,000 troops in Niger at a desert drone base built at a cost of US$100 million.

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  • Alsephina@lemmy.mlOP
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    Lmao is that why the US’s entire existence is built on invasions, coups, sanctions and genocides in countries on completely different continents for not being subservient to its capitalist government?

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      Same can be said about most of Western Europe though.

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        Of course. All imperial core countries.

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        Didn’t it just happen earlier in Asia too? This feels like a humanity problem that we could probably overcome if we had less sociopaths amongst us.

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      I think they were answering the ‘should’ not ‘does’.

      As in, those are the good reasons a major power should be involved in foreign nations. The US of course doesn’t do anything for good reasons

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      US’ entire existence is built on its intellectual capital.

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        Weird way to spell imperialism. Ig all the millions of victims of the US around the world can rest easy knowing their deaths made some capitalist richer.

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          When I think of imperialism, I think of colonies, which isn’t really applicable. But the US does make trade agreements that are often harsh and unfair.

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          Removed by mod

          • Alsephina@lemmy.mlOP
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            Which part of my comment do you disagree with?

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              The part where the US isn’t THE city on the hill probably lol

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            In other words, you have no argument.

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        Gilded Age. This will trigger you.

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        You mean on the intellectual capital of the nazi scientists US brought over after WW2?

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        I’d say international trade

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