This comes after a report claimed Trump's administration is considering drone strikes on drug cartels in Mexico to combat trafficking across the shared border.
That’s fucking wild! Mexico is not South Sudan or Afghanistan, failed states ruled by warlords. It will start with “we’re only targetting cartels” and conclude with “these terrorists are purposely using hospital staff as human shields, what would you have us do?!”
Correct. The US should stick to the tried and true method of supplying the weapons, teaching users how to maximize their effectiveness, and assist in the logistics of the altercations.
Into Russia’s business? Because assisting Ukraine is not “sticking our nose in” their business any more than the fire department is sticking their nose in your business when you call to report a fire.
Arguably, Afghanistan has never been united as a nation in the way we think about it, at least not for long. The cycle seems to be short decades of control under some power followed by decades of decentralization and local powers.
No it’s not? A failed state is one in which the state can’t punish a significant amount of non-state sanctioned violence, which wasn’t the case in Afghanistan.
Yeah exactly. Now, being a non-failed state, they can start the long, gruelling process of cultural and political evolution. That’s why you’re hearing about Afghani human rights activists now but not ten years ago.
That’s fucking wild! Mexico is not South Sudan or Afghanistan, failed states ruled by warlords. It will start with “we’re only targetting cartels” and conclude with “these terrorists are purposely using hospital staff as human shields, what would you have us do?!”
Wild take here but I don’t really think the US should be bombing ANY other nation.
Not even Israeli or Russian troops in Palestine or Ukraine?
Correct. The US should stick to the tried and true method of supplying the weapons, teaching users how to maximize their effectiveness, and assist in the logistics of the altercations.
Or just stop sticking our nose into everyone else’s business.
Into Russia’s business? Because assisting Ukraine is not “sticking our nose in” their business any more than the fire department is sticking their nose in your business when you call to report a fire.
Whoa! Calm down!
Haha I respect that
I’ll note that for the latter, it’s a failed state ruled by warlords because the US rolled in and fucked everything up.
Afghanistan was all fucked up long before that.
Arguably, Afghanistan has never been united as a nation in the way we think about it, at least not for long. The cycle seems to be short decades of control under some power followed by decades of decentralization and local powers.
I mean it wasn’t exactly a shining example of progress and order, but it wasn’t a failed state.
This statement is only relevant if your knowledge of history started in 1980.
I mean given that the war on terror started in 2001, we don’t need to go back any further than 1980.
Well then, I guess it was perfect and stable prior to 2001, no need to investigate further!
But Taliban was in power before the 2001 invasion.
Okay, and? Like them or hate them (jk you should hate them) but they had a state; it wasn’t “a failed state ruled by warlords”.
That’s debatable
No it’s not? A failed state is one in which the state can’t punish a significant amount of non-state sanctioned violence, which wasn’t the case in Afghanistan.
I suppose if you use that definition then when America invaded it became a failed state run by warlords and now it has recovered.
Yeah exactly. Now, being a non-failed state, they can start the long, gruelling process of cultural and political evolution. That’s why you’re hearing about Afghani human rights activists now but not ten years ago.
“this film is dedicated to the brave mujahideen fighters of afghanistan”
No, it’s a failed state because the cartels have more power than the government. Stop blaming your own country, traitor.
Do you have any idea how many candidates get murdered in elections in Mexico?
Or Russia?
Nobody gets murdered in Russia. They just accidentally fall out of windows because they’re clumsy.
Weird non-sequitur, but okay.
Perhaps I misunderstood what you meant, but my point is that there are other countries that have similar issues to Mexico, but we don’t bomb them.
Russia doesn’t share a border with your country, while being home to a number of brutal cartels run by ex US military special forces.
Also, we are literally bombing Russia by proxy right now.
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Israel a better example.
Scare tactics 101 by the left.