Well, you know... Biden said the quiet part out loud. It was impolitic so "clarified." But we all know what he truly meant and I bet most of the world agrees.
Well, you know... Biden said the quiet part out loud. It was impolitic so "clarified." But we all know what he truly meant and I bet most of the world agrees.
Eh, much of the world (India, China, much of Africa and Latin America) begrudges the West its past colonialism and other overseas interventions and sympathizes with Russia accordingly. Americans need to remove the proverbial mote from their eyes before making assumptions about others.
Contradiction maybe? I mean, if previously colonized countries resent the West for their colonial power grabs, how does that make them more sympathetic to Russia's power grab of Ukraine? Please explain.
Very simple. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. It's an old Arab saying.
Do you suppose the United States allied itself with France against Great Britain during the Revolutionary War because the Founding Fathers admired the ancien r├йgime of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette?
You are still assuming Biden was referring to a regime change policy rather than an emotional reaction. I 5think most of the world probably shares his emotional reaction regardless of the history of past US actions.
Perhaps I should have been more specific "Most of the Western World agrees." Do you think Africa and Latin America enjoys the colonialism of Russia & China? China, Pakistan and India most likely is watching with interest but has no investment in Putin other than as a tool against the West.
Well, you know... Biden said the quiet part out loud. It was impolitic so "clarified." But we all know what he truly meant and I bet most of the world agrees.
Eh, much of the world (India, China, much of Africa and Latin America) begrudges the West its past colonialism and other overseas interventions and sympathizes with Russia accordingly. Americans need to remove the proverbial mote from their eyes before making assumptions about others.
Contradiction maybe? I mean, if previously colonized countries resent the West for their colonial power grabs, how does that make them more sympathetic to Russia's power grab of Ukraine? Please explain.
Very simple. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. It's an old Arab saying.
Do you suppose the United States allied itself with France against Great Britain during the Revolutionary War because the Founding Fathers admired the ancien r├йgime of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette?
You are still assuming Biden was referring to a regime change policy rather than an emotional reaction. I 5think most of the world probably shares his emotional reaction regardless of the history of past US actions.
Sitting presidents are not permitted such "emotional reactions" unless they're prepared to fight a war to justify them.
Perhaps I should have been more specific "Most of the Western World agrees." Do you think Africa and Latin America enjoys the colonialism of Russia & China? China, Pakistan and India most likely is watching with interest but has no investment in Putin other than as a tool against the West.