▲ 1064 ▼ "We stood behind Obama" no you didn't (slrpnk.net) submitted 2 years ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works 160 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 82 points 2 years ago (1 child) There is a reason they skipped past Biden and said Obama. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] someguy3@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (3 children) We all rallied behind Clinton. (I read the Monica Lewinsky thing was only found when they were searching something else desperately trying to find something to impeach him on. Because Nixon was impeached.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Yep, the Starr report was basically hundreds of pages of mostly legally irrelevant sensationalism, and Republicans charged taxpayers 40 million to make it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] slingstone@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Technically, Nixon resigned before being impeached, though the writing was on the wall. I wonder if he would have resigned if the Democrats didn't have a supermajority. permalink fedilink source parent [–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child) There's bombing the pharma plant in Sudan that killed 10,000 and an unknown number of downstream people due to lack of medicine, there was the sanctions on Iraq, estimated to have killed 1 million, mostly children, the acceleration of Israeli settlements, dropping cluster bombs on Yugoslavia, etc all right there. But republicans only issue with those crimes is that Clinton didn't kill enough foreigners. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Given what I know about the Yugoslav wars I can say with near absolute certainty that using cluster munitions on Yugoslavia (Serbia) was entirely warranted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, using cluster munitions is never fucking warranted, the land is still blighted today, 25 years later. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ill feel sorry for them when the Serbian government stops trying to be little Russia. Until then I will propose that they deserve an increase in munitions saturation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* Unexploded cluster munitions don't target Serbian politicians, they tend to hurt children more frequently than anyone else. This is why it's almost universally agreed that weapons that don't discriminate between soldiers and civilians and continue killing long after a conflict has ended are a special kind of evil and a crime to use even in war. The other reason being that less precise weapons just aren't as effective at actually destroying military targets. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (3 children) We all rallied behind Clinton. (I read the Monica Lewinsky thing was only found when they were searching something else desperately trying to find something to impeach him on. Because Nixon was impeached.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Yep, the Starr report was basically hundreds of pages of mostly legally irrelevant sensationalism, and Republicans charged taxpayers 40 million to make it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] slingstone@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Technically, Nixon resigned before being impeached, though the writing was on the wall. I wonder if he would have resigned if the Democrats didn't have a supermajority. permalink fedilink source parent [–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child) There's bombing the pharma plant in Sudan that killed 10,000 and an unknown number of downstream people due to lack of medicine, there was the sanctions on Iraq, estimated to have killed 1 million, mostly children, the acceleration of Israeli settlements, dropping cluster bombs on Yugoslavia, etc all right there. But republicans only issue with those crimes is that Clinton didn't kill enough foreigners. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Given what I know about the Yugoslav wars I can say with near absolute certainty that using cluster munitions on Yugoslavia (Serbia) was entirely warranted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, using cluster munitions is never fucking warranted, the land is still blighted today, 25 years later. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ill feel sorry for them when the Serbian government stops trying to be little Russia. Until then I will propose that they deserve an increase in munitions saturation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* Unexploded cluster munitions don't target Serbian politicians, they tend to hurt children more frequently than anyone else. This is why it's almost universally agreed that weapons that don't discriminate between soldiers and civilians and continue killing long after a conflict has ended are a special kind of evil and a crime to use even in war. The other reason being that less precise weapons just aren't as effective at actually destroying military targets. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Yep, the Starr report was basically hundreds of pages of mostly legally irrelevant sensationalism, and Republicans charged taxpayers 40 million to make it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] slingstone@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Technically, Nixon resigned before being impeached, though the writing was on the wall. I wonder if he would have resigned if the Democrats didn't have a supermajority. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child) There's bombing the pharma plant in Sudan that killed 10,000 and an unknown number of downstream people due to lack of medicine, there was the sanctions on Iraq, estimated to have killed 1 million, mostly children, the acceleration of Israeli settlements, dropping cluster bombs on Yugoslavia, etc all right there. But republicans only issue with those crimes is that Clinton didn't kill enough foreigners. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Given what I know about the Yugoslav wars I can say with near absolute certainty that using cluster munitions on Yugoslavia (Serbia) was entirely warranted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, using cluster munitions is never fucking warranted, the land is still blighted today, 25 years later. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ill feel sorry for them when the Serbian government stops trying to be little Russia. Until then I will propose that they deserve an increase in munitions saturation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* Unexploded cluster munitions don't target Serbian politicians, they tend to hurt children more frequently than anyone else. This is why it's almost universally agreed that weapons that don't discriminate between soldiers and civilians and continue killing long after a conflict has ended are a special kind of evil and a crime to use even in war. The other reason being that less precise weapons just aren't as effective at actually destroying military targets. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Given what I know about the Yugoslav wars I can say with near absolute certainty that using cluster munitions on Yugoslavia (Serbia) was entirely warranted. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, using cluster munitions is never fucking warranted, the land is still blighted today, 25 years later. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ill feel sorry for them when the Serbian government stops trying to be little Russia. Until then I will propose that they deserve an increase in munitions saturation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* Unexploded cluster munitions don't target Serbian politicians, they tend to hurt children more frequently than anyone else. This is why it's almost universally agreed that weapons that don't discriminate between soldiers and civilians and continue killing long after a conflict has ended are a special kind of evil and a crime to use even in war. The other reason being that less precise weapons just aren't as effective at actually destroying military targets. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, using cluster munitions is never fucking warranted, the land is still blighted today, 25 years later. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ill feel sorry for them when the Serbian government stops trying to be little Russia. Until then I will propose that they deserve an increase in munitions saturation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* Unexploded cluster munitions don't target Serbian politicians, they tend to hurt children more frequently than anyone else. This is why it's almost universally agreed that weapons that don't discriminate between soldiers and civilians and continue killing long after a conflict has ended are a special kind of evil and a crime to use even in war. The other reason being that less precise weapons just aren't as effective at actually destroying military targets. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Ill feel sorry for them when the Serbian government stops trying to be little Russia. Until then I will propose that they deserve an increase in munitions saturation. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* Unexploded cluster munitions don't target Serbian politicians, they tend to hurt children more frequently than anyone else. This is why it's almost universally agreed that weapons that don't discriminate between soldiers and civilians and continue killing long after a conflict has ended are a special kind of evil and a crime to use even in war. The other reason being that less precise weapons just aren't as effective at actually destroying military targets. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* Unexploded cluster munitions don't target Serbian politicians, they tend to hurt children more frequently than anyone else. This is why it's almost universally agreed that weapons that don't discriminate between soldiers and civilians and continue killing long after a conflict has ended are a special kind of evil and a crime to use even in war. The other reason being that less precise weapons just aren't as effective at actually destroying military targets. permalink fedilink source parent