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An absolute disgrace that so many monstrously evil war criminals were let off after the war. But the US is currently shipping weapons and money to brutal dicta
by merpnderp 11y ago
An absolute disgrace that so many monstrously evil war criminals were let off after the war.
But the US is currently shipping weapons and money to brutal dictators in several countries in a horrible display of RealPolitik, so not much has changed.
- twoodfin 11y agoI'm genuinely curious: Which brutal dictators are currently receiving U.S. arms? With Mubarak gone I can't come up with any. The Saudis? Hard to describe what they're running (or at least barely managing) as a dictatorship.
- arrayjumper 11y agoPakistan? Their democracy is a joke. The military holds all the power as evidenced by the multiple military coups in their past
- newjersey 11y agoKnowing nothing about Pakistan, don't the coups demonstrate the lack of power military holds? If I was a military chief, I'd rather prefer to steer policy from the background assuming I had any real influence. Not saying you're wrong. I'm trying to understand...
- merpnderp 11y agoThey depose a leader then to retain US support they allow elections then depose him when they no longer approve. Might as well be a Itanian style theocracy.
- merpnderp 11y agoArmy chief el-sisi, who deposed the last elected leader is now the new "elected" leader. When it comes to words like "iron fisted" "tyrannical" "repressive" el-Sisi makes Mubarak like your friendly mailman. But Obama supports him, so I guess that doesn't matter for most people (not speaking for you).
- prodmerc 11y agoWell, what's the alternative? "Yeah, these guys have some impressive technology and ideas that can revolutionize our world. But they killed a lot of people, so we're gonna just kill them" Very rarely those who take the absolute high road win...
- scott_karana 11y ago"Kill them and take their lab-books" doesn't work?