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Hence the reference to Cuba. If anything, America has learned that annexing foreign countries is a losing proposition.

It cast a long shadow, as it should. I think this situation is somewhat different in that committing troops isn't the first or best option for military assistance, especially given the unmitigated success of our assistance to the Ukraine. In fact, we don't really even need to provide weapons (though they are requesting small arms); military intervention could include logistics assistance that offers no forward facing interaction.

While the world's attention has been directed toward Europe, the situation in Haiti has steadily deteriorated. The Haiti government publicly requested military assistance, a call repeat by the UN Secretary General. For reference: https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/07/americas/haiti-international-military-assistance-humanitarian-crisis-intl/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/10/americas/haiti-unrest-unsg-intl/index.htm https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/14/americas/haiti-gangs-sexual-violence-intl-latam/index.html Naturally, this is exactly the situation the US hoped to avoid given it drags up a long and documented history of failed intervention in Haiti. Putting boots on the ground for any reason, even as UN peacekeepers, is fraught, but, at the same time, the US owes the Haitian people some security assurance because of their reckless treatment in the past. Needless to say, this has some highly worrisome parallels to what happened in Cuba, which does play into the calculus.

Boy howdy.

Overfishing is regrettably the best case scenario. Climate change factors make it near impossible to regenerate wild populations.

It doesn’t seem fair calling his indiscriminate tantrums trolling.

No, he’s a Kardashian with bipolar. He’s exactly what happens when you give a uninhibited everyday bigot/misogynist an unlimited platform.

I wasn't worried about the playoffs. That being said, it more or less depends on what ends up happening at Eugene next week.

I can’t with him. Too many Trojan heroes are vegetables for our amusement, so it’s hard to not look at him with abject guilt and pity. He’s clearly mentally incompetent.

I believe he was actually warned during the debate for displaying the badge, so that might be real.

It’s really only a certain few that are suggesting that.

Your move, Rep Nadler.

I still can't get over the fact @Ginguy isn't following this election. He must really think Trump is fucked.

How does one legalize prostitution?

If only they hadn't rushed the census count. Lol.

Uh oh. That's not a good sign for the right.

That's in the constitution too?! Holy shit.

A thousand scripts behind? Someone's not working hard enough.....

I can think of a few reasons.

At first I was shocked she even popped up after all this time, then I realized it was an election year and that i wouldn't have been surprised if I had not forgotten she even existed.

That is true. It always bears repeating: why are people so afraid of feeling guilty about what actually happened to black people (and brown and asian) if racism has been eradicated?

Already heard my stupid cousin talking about it. That’s about all anyone needs to know about it.

Part of the problem is that even when we teach our kids that acceptance is important, we don't teach them about how those who are different from us relate to us. For instance, white kids don't really get taught how they have inherent advantages even though they might be taught about practices like redlining and racially motivated gerrymandering. A lot of it has to do with the fact that one needs to approach curriculum with the proper framework in place. It's easy for the Jones' and Rogans' of the world to attack education because there is an improper delineation between individual racist occurrences throughout history and the entitlement that fostered them.