SuperJail Warden
Gone Forever
+652|4058
The whole DOGE thing reminds me of when the U.S. government fired the entire Iraqi government and army after we took over. 20 years ago about. Time is truly a flat circle.
https://i.imgur.com/xsoGn9X.jpg
unnamednewbie13
Moderator
+2,068|7110|PNW

i guess they just disappeared an iranian engineering doctoral student who was *checks notes* critical of iran?

may as well say what you want on social media. they'll get you anyway.

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2025-03-29 03:29:21)

uziq
Member
+516|3790
it feels very strange, from the outside, to be part of that bloc of nations which dutifully joined in on america's foreign misadventures of the last 25 years, and in the process underwent a process of mass class dealignment, popular disillusionment, etc. with politics (and left-centre politics in particular; new labour's foreign policy was the nail in its coffin) ... only to see america turn around and basically declare trade war on us.

our countries have all been dragged in the wake of the USA in its imperial phase (we had little other realistic choice), and even that has been for nothing. the decoupling, if it goes ahead, will do lasting and inter-generational damage. insulting british, french, canadian, etc. troops and things like that will be remembered by the average punter.
Dilbert_X
The X stands for
+1,818|6444|eXtreme to the maX
Britain offered its expertise on Vietnam (having dealt with Malaya) which was rejected.
Australia tried to help but realised everything the Americans were doing was counter-productive.

The US gave the UK minimal help during the Falklands, France gave immense help.

Iraq I, Afghanistan, Iraq 2 - so much stupid but Britain and Australia pitched in.

General Bonespur has really done a number.

It seems everything is transactional, yet none of the people involved are exactly business, financial etc experts.
Fuck Israel
uziq
Member
+516|3790

Dilbert_X wrote:

The US gave the UK minimal help during the Falklands, France gave immense help.
you mean by making sure the argies were well-stocked with exocet missiles?
Dilbert_X
The X stands for
+1,818|6444|eXtreme to the maX
Well its a bit mixed, they didn't supply any more during the war.
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17256975

From what I remember it came out recently that they helped the Navy train for an Exocet attack, running dummy attacks on the fleet as they headed south.
I think they also helped the British locate and buy up any available Exocets around the world.
Fuck Israel
uziq
Member
+516|3790
crafty, those french. always playing both sides. de gaulle wasn’t much different.

https://x.com/goodvibepolitik/status/19 … 7OKnIcMVqg

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