US Foreign Policy 3.0: We're The Mets of International Diplomacy

[Jimjamesak]

The difference being that those two were pounded into the earth and rebuilt from brownfield. More or less.

Well, we also still have a military presence in both countries.

[Jimjamesak]

Taiwan, too. And Pinochet-era Chile. All modeled after the way the US handled the Banana Republics.

Our nation-building track record is pretty awful. You can still see it today in the Philippines, where Duetere is basically a brown Trump.

I guess you could say Germany and Japan turned out pretty well?

I mean, when your standards are "Not Communist" you usually end up with dictators.

[dxmnkd316]

Taiwan, too. And Pinochet-era Chile. All modeled after the way the US handled the Banana Republics.

Our nation-building track record is pretty awful. You can still see it today in the Philippines, where Duetere is basically a brown Trump.

I guess you could say Germany and Japan turned out pretty well?

The difference being that those two were pounded into the earth and rebuilt from brownfield. More or less.

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

Wasn’t South Korea basically a military dictatorship until the 80’s?

Taiwan, too. And Pinochet-era Chile. All modeled after the way the US handled the Banana Republics.

Our nation-building track record is pretty awful. You can still see it today in the Philippines, where Duetere is basically a brown Trump.

I guess you could say Germany and Japan turned out pretty well?

[dxmnkd316]

Don't worry, the last surviving member of Old Pio's Howlin' Commados will solve the Taliban problem: https://twitter.com/NancyMAGAmonkey/...73040728870914

Interesting, this guy is basically a 9/11 hijacker in reverse.

[French Rage]

Get every one of those "Christian Patriot" microphalli to go over there. Them vs the Taliban: win/win.

Sort of like how the Crusades were used to get rid of extra knights who were causing problems back home, I suppose a new crusade could solve our problems too.

[Kepler]

Don't worry, the last surviving member of Old Pio's Howlin' Commados will solve the Taliban problem: https://twitter.com/NancyMAGAmonkey/...73040728870914

Get every one of those "Christian Patriot" microphalli to go over there. Them vs the Taliban: win/win.

[French Rage]

Don't worry, the last surviving member of Old Pio's Howlin' Commados will solve the Taliban problem: https://twitter.com/NancyMAGAmonkey/...73040728870914

[Swansong]

https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1433162163099680768

I don't agree with much of her politics, but I'm endlessly impressed by her willingness to put in the work.


If Crazy Q Lady Green or "I married a pedophile" Boebert had that work ethic we'd be in real trouble.

[Swansong]

Two chicks at the same time.

[ScoobyDoo]

In case you’re wondering why people are going on TV relentlessly attacking Biden for his courageous decision to leave Afghanistan when no other president would, here’s one glimpse as to why. War is addictive for the few who reap its profits, while the rest of us foot the bill.

https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1433162163099680768

[LynahFan]

Could you imagine what we could have done with $273,000,000 PER DAY FOR TWENTY STRAIGHT YEARS?

1000 more billionaires.

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Could you imagine what we could have done with $273,000,000 PER DAY FOR TWENTY STRAIGHT YEARS?

Federal funding for abortion bounties on slaves I mean women

[Kepler]

Could you imagine what we could have done with $273,000,000 PER DAY FOR TWENTY STRAIGHT YEARS?

Two chicks at the same time.

[ScoobyDoo]

Could you imagine what we could have done with $273,000,000 PER DAY FOR TWENTY STRAIGHT YEARS?

Yes. I can. And it makes me very very very sad.