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We should definitely go back to the good relations we used to have. Maybe if we're nice to them again they won't be running around with polonium, forcing migran

We should definitely go back to the good relations we used to have. Maybe if we're nice to them again they won't be running around with polonium, forcing migrants through Belarus, sending in little green men to their neighbors, and generally trying to destabilize the entire West. They're just misunderstood - it's not a country of thugs, they just want to live in peace and pump oil. Hey maybe if we have good relations we'll even be able to benefit from their recent invaluable contributions to science and technology.

rayiner 2y ago
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- fedsocpuppet 2y ago
  That was bad, and this is bad. Iraq was bad, and this is bad. Brilliant. We should care because it's an easy way to make friends and remain the most powerful country in the world. Well, was easy, when you could trust the US to not change their tariffs on you every three days. Art of the deal!
  - rayiner 2y ago
    What is the relevance of “bad” versus “good?” Would the U.S. do anything differently today if Mexico was taken over by hardline communists? Why should we build a foreign policy around expecting other countries to behave differently than we do?
    - fedsocpuppet 2y ago
      Considering we currently have a foreign policy solely based around giving 48 hour dopamine hits to the most newsmax-brain addled 25% of the population, that would be a significant step up. Democrats would not want to invade Mexico or plot a coup, because we're not morons. Trump doesn't have a consistent policy about getting involved or not in foreign countries no matter how much you want to convince yourself that he's the second coming of George Washington.