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> I flew with the Pakistan Air Force in the war with India That surprised me (as I'm too young to remember anything about the cold war), but the US siding with
by iso1631 6y ago
> I flew with the Pakistan Air Force in the war with India
That surprised me (as I'm too young to remember anything about the cold war), but the US siding with a country that was committing genocide in an effort to prevent a people from self determination. Pakistan killed millions of people and raped hundreds of thousands of women in their campaign, and it seems the US navy not only didn't condemn it, but actually supported it (including sending in a war fleet on the side of the genocidal marauders)
It sickens me.
- renewiltord 6y agoIt's just geopolitics. I wouldn't be too upset. Morality is a luxury on the global stage. It's about control. Kissinger and Nixon definitely were out of their depth dealing with this particular crisis. They tended to be a little blinkered when the USSR was involved in any way.
- iso1631 6y agoI guess I'll never understand the fear of the USSR and how much of it was justified in the big picture. This was the time when the US was overthrowing democratic governments and backing despots all over the world. But for an individual soldier to be proud of his part?
- arolihas 6y agoYeager was also a virulent racist so it’s not too much of a surprise.