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It's a general, not a politician. Also, what career politician (of any prominence) is saying anything like that?

• coldtea 3y ago
  >It's a general, not a politician. A general rising at that role and level is basically a politician. >Also, what career politician (of any prominence) is saying anything like that? Almost all prominent ones have been pushing warmongering for at least 2 decades (remember Bush, Rice, Albright, Blair, and co?), and the UK and European ones, increasingly so in the last years.
  • wolverine876 3y ago
    > Almost all prominent ones have been pushing warmongering for at least 2 decades (remember Bush, Rice, Albright, Blair, and co?), and the UK and European ones, increasingly so in the last years. They didn't say their citizens needed to prepare for an attack. > A general rising at that role and level is basically a politician. It's just an offhand comment, but there is only slight overlap. Generals are treated as professionals who give professional, expert advice.