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Alsephina@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

Niger breaks off military cooperation with US, as junta moves closer to Russia

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Alsephina@lemmy.ml to World News@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago
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The United States currently stations some 1,000 troops in Niger at a desert drone base built at a cost of US$100 million.

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    Why should the US have any involvement with a conflict in the middle of africa?

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      Let’s apply that question to the rest of the world. Why the Middle East? Why Eastern Europe? Why Asia? Why Latin America?

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        https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/Imperialism

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      Same reasons as EU, Russia, and China. Global economic/military partners rather than global competition/enemies.

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        Lmao is that why the US’s entire existence is built on invasions, coups, sanctions and genocides in countries on completely different continents for not being subservient to its capitalist government?

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          Same can be said about most of Western Europe though.

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            Of course. All imperial core countries.

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            Didn’t it just happen earlier in Asia too? This feels like a humanity problem that we could probably overcome if we had less sociopaths amongst us.

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          I think they were answering the ‘should’ not ‘does’.

          As in, those are the good reasons a major power should be involved in foreign nations. The US of course doesn’t do anything for good reasons

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          US’ entire existence is built on its intellectual capital.

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            Weird way to spell imperialism. Ig all the millions of victims of the US around the world can rest easy knowing their deaths made some capitalist richer.

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              When I think of imperialism, I think of colonies, which isn’t really applicable. But the US does make trade agreements that are often harsh and unfair.

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              • Alsephina@lemmy.mlOP
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                Which part of my comment do you disagree with?

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                  The part where the US isn’t THE city on the hill probably lol

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                In other words, you have no argument.

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            You mean on the intellectual capital of the nazi scientists US brought over after WW2?

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            I’d say international trade

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      It needs a ‘base’, at every part of the world, which would become a hub for any kind of future deployment. Anyway, it’s not just the US, it can be any powerful countries. It just matter of how they do it, nice or not so nice way, direct or indirectly. China does it through business, e.g. silk road.

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      Uhm… Let’s see… Maybe…oil?

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      Because we’re all human and protecting innocent lives shouldn’t end at one’s borders.

      Edit: Sorry. We’re not all human and protecting innocent lives should end at one’s borders.

      Thanks downvoters for making me see the light.

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        US and their funding is doing alot of “protecting” in Palestine

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          The US doesn’t care about Palestinians.

          I’m not sure what your point is.

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            What did your comment say was the US’s reason for involving itself in conflicts on different continents?

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                That was a simple question.

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                  Forget it. Neoliberals don’t like being forced to think. That’s why they’re neolibs.

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                    I had to look up neoliberalism cause I swear there are more different descriptors for political views these days than stars in the sky. It looks a lot like libertarianism which was always stupid to me.

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                The most obvious “I have no legsto stand on but I refuse to admit it” situation

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                    You’re the one succumbing to peer pressure and shying away from the questions lmao

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                    Lmao ok

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                Lmao, the irony of this comment when you have literally said nothing to support your reasons and when mildly questioned and asked for further clarification you block them because you are incapable of comprehending other views. Enjoy your echo chamber little brainwashed one.

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