• JimboDHimbo@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    …you want dead or wounded American soldiers? Disgusting.

    Edit: just to clarify, my point is that we’re all human, no matter the occupation. You shouldn’t think of sending troops like moving a chess piece. That’s someone’s family member.

    • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Speaking as a vet - I understand the implication. I also understand the implication of just letting Russia decimate other countries without consequence. Families are being murdered on your chess board right now whether or not they fly our colors. Russia is currently in a severely weakened state, so a full military response from the US and hopefully our allies would end the war practically over night.

      The best option is for Russia to pull out on its own - that’s not going to happen. The second best option is for Ukraine to defend itself in a manner effective enough to force Russia to withdraw - republicans are blocking that. The third best option is for the rest of the world to step in to swiftly end wars of aggression.

      The worst thing we can do is show Russia that the threat of escalation is enough to give them a free pass to just wipe other countries off the map.

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      1 year ago

      I mean, if it’s between people who didn’t volunteer and people who did, I would have to say it should be the volunteers (US military)