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getting chippy up north (fedia.io)

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Imagine if Ukraine invaded Belarus and caused an Arab Spring style uprising against Lukashenko

[–] ChicoSuave 34 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Orban starts sweating

[–] ladicius 15 points 1 month ago

That mf can start fucking off.

[–] NOT_RICK 55 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If Putin somehow lost Belarus I’d laugh real hard

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Does MFA stand for Mother Fucking Army?

Translated to the lingo of the American south I think it might read something like:

Oh, sweet summer child, bless your heart. Run along, now, and clean up your toys.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

"Dontchu go gettin' no ideas, neither, son. Your mess belongs on your side o' dat de'r fence. Now, goan — git."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"Y'all better pack up and back off that there border"

– Mother Fucking Army Statement

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not knowing how these things normally work I'd just kindof assumed it was generally polite if not outright agreed upon that one doesn't leave weapons sitting pointed at one's neighbours 🤔 🤷 Maybe I think too much of hunams 😅

[+] [email protected] -21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The USA establish military bases INSIDE other's territory

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Usually (though there are some exceptions) with their permission. It's usually to extend the range and decrease the response time of the US military, but it's also to bolster allies. They also bring a lot of business to those areas as the deployed soldiers leave base frequently to live life. They aren't hostile (to the host).

[–] Taalen 17 points 1 month ago

Not only with their permission. In many cases at the request of the host country. Plenty of countries would like to host a US base.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

We didn't ask Germany and Japan IIRC my 20th century history.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

You cracked the case

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

well, no, they lost their first right of refusal

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

In South Korea, the soldiers have a curfew imposed by the base and Korean government because of the high frequency of rape.

My personal experience with soldiers in South Korea and Japan have been... Mostly negative. They are arrogant shitheads most of the time.

All of that said, I understand that isn't a US policy issue, more than a military culture issue.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago

…but not greater than the firing range of Ukraine’s systems, just in case.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

On snap! Buffer zone time?

[–] Agent641 1 points 1 month ago