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It's not an invasion, it is just a special military operation.
by stevekemp 10mo ago
It's not an invasion, it is just a special military operation.
- ModernMech 10mo agoIf any other country ran what they called a “special military operation” like this in the US, we’d call it an invasion.
- JumpCrisscross 10mo ago> If any other country ran what they called a “special military operation” like this in the US, we’d call it an invasion It's a reference to "the official term used by the Russian government to describe the Russian invasion of Ukraine" [1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_military_operation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_military_operation
- dragonwriter 10mo agoHeck, the US claims Venezuela has been and is conducting an invasion of the United States, based on...a whole lot less than that.
- teiferer 10mo agoDon't need to go that far. Refugees coming to the U.S. is called an invasion.
- aqme28 10mo agoWhich is just a euphemism for a certain kind of invasion
- ubiquitysc 10mo agoYes they’re referring to what Russia called invading Ukraine
- madaxe_again 10mo agoI think the term is “humanitarian aid”
- logicchains 10mo agoA Superb Military Operation, some even say it's Super, one of the best military operations they've ever seen!
- big-and-small 10mo agoFirst US need to lose 220,000+ of military personnel dead there and then you can call it that. Otherwise comparison with Russia is kind a dull.
- lawn 10mo agoIt was called a military operation long before they lost 220,000+.
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- tclancy 10mo agoWhen did we stop calling them “police actions” when side-stepping Congressional approval?