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94 points LorenDB | 5 comments | 28 Aug 25 14:58 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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MangoToupe ◴[01 Sep 25 08:07 UTC] No.45090620[source]▶
Meanwhile others sanction (or tariff) countries they're at peace with for no discernible benefit to anyone.
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victorbjorklund ◴[01 Sep 25 08:22 UTC] No.45090698[source]▶
Tariffs are a tax on your own population (no matter what Trump says). Which countries sanction friendly ally nations?
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1. hdgvhicv ◴[01 Sep 25 08:26 UTC] No.45090724[source]▶
It amazes me how the right wing in America is so pro Russia
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2. stevenwoo ◴[01 Sep 25 14:56 UTC] No.45093151[source]▶
The reveal of much of the right wing influencer network being funded by Russian state actors makes this more understandable. https://apnews.com/article/russian-interference-presidential... It goes from bottom to top with Tulsi Gabbard parroting Russian talking points on Russian state TV then from the White House and now those right wing influencers repeating Russian talking points at White House press conferences. It's probably the most successful adversarial state sponsored social engineering effort ever.
3. MangoToupe ◴[01 Sep 25 18:17 UTC] No.45095193[source]▶
I actually had Iran in mind. Russia at least ostensibly behaved in a way that's worth sanctioning by destabilizing the world. Iran just held some hostages 50 years ago, as best I can tell, and it's hard to be angry at that. Israel has harmed many times more Americans than Iran has, but Israel also seems to be the reason we continue to sanction Iran. It makes no sense on the face of it.
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4. victorbjorklund ◴[02 Sep 25 08:07 UTC] No.45100316[source]▶
Guess you missed how Iran is actively working on destabilizing the region with proxy forces in other countries.
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5. MangoToupe ◴[02 Sep 25 13:50 UTC] No.45103115{3}[source]▶
I mean, so are we. So are the Saudies. So is Israel. So is Turkey. So is the UAE. I'm sure I missed some interests. I think we have the greatest responsibility to unwind our own efforts.