▲ 431 ▼ Israel launches ground invasion of Lebanon (www.telegraph.co.uk) submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by BananaLama@lemmy.ml to c/world@lemmy.world 118 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) We've always been doing an evil playthrough. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 5 months ago (2 children) Sometimes america does something right. Normally someone else is doing something way worse though. Holocaust stopping is good points in my book. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TrollTrollrolllol@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) I think it was Churchill who said the Americans will do the right thing after they've exhausted all other options. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 point 5 months ago Something that really seems fitting nowadays permalink fedilink source parent [–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) We basically only did it to stop the great depression, though, not for altruistic reasons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Triasha@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago It was a power grab. The US intervened softly to stop the growth of the third Reich into a hegemon, funding Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. When Japan hit Pearl harbor Roosevelt was forced to war and honestly he and his team were probably itching to get in there are flex American power to shape events directly. Truman finished things out trying to box in the soviets once it was clear the allies were gonna win. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 5 months ago (2 children) Sometimes america does something right. Normally someone else is doing something way worse though. Holocaust stopping is good points in my book. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TrollTrollrolllol@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) I think it was Churchill who said the Americans will do the right thing after they've exhausted all other options. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 point 5 months ago Something that really seems fitting nowadays permalink fedilink source parent [–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) We basically only did it to stop the great depression, though, not for altruistic reasons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Triasha@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago It was a power grab. The US intervened softly to stop the growth of the third Reich into a hegemon, funding Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. When Japan hit Pearl harbor Roosevelt was forced to war and honestly he and his team were probably itching to get in there are flex American power to shape events directly. Truman finished things out trying to box in the soviets once it was clear the allies were gonna win. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TrollTrollrolllol@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) I think it was Churchill who said the Americans will do the right thing after they've exhausted all other options. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 point 5 months ago Something that really seems fitting nowadays permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 1 point 5 months ago Something that really seems fitting nowadays permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 3 points 5 months ago (1 child) We basically only did it to stop the great depression, though, not for altruistic reasons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Triasha@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago It was a power grab. The US intervened softly to stop the growth of the third Reich into a hegemon, funding Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. When Japan hit Pearl harbor Roosevelt was forced to war and honestly he and his team were probably itching to get in there are flex American power to shape events directly. Truman finished things out trying to box in the soviets once it was clear the allies were gonna win. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Triasha@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago It was a power grab. The US intervened softly to stop the growth of the third Reich into a hegemon, funding Britain, France, and the Soviet Union. When Japan hit Pearl harbor Roosevelt was forced to war and honestly he and his team were probably itching to get in there are flex American power to shape events directly. Truman finished things out trying to box in the soviets once it was clear the allies were gonna win. permalink fedilink source parent