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greenjar_01

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16. The need to absolve the Russian army and the Russian people from blame here is really

Sun Apr 3, 2022, 11:05 AM

Apr 2022

remarkable.

The Russian people and the Russian army overwhelmingly support this war.

There's also the carry-over effect of absolving the US military of everything: "oh, it couldn't be the ordinary soldiers. Dear, no. It must be bad actors." That tendency in US thought now carries over to other militaries: oh, not the ordinary "scared kids." Couldn't be! It is precisely "scared kids" who commit wartime atrocities.

Incredible. I'm reminded of the passage in Michael Herr's Dispatches: "An old-timer who'd covered war since the Thirties heard us pissing and moaning about how terrible it was and snorted 'Ha, I love you guys. You guys are beautiful. What the fuck did you think it was?'"

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Their entire country is being leveled... BlueJac Apr 2022 #1

I was wondering about mercenaries, too. yardwork Apr 2022 #2

Seems to be their... 2naSalit Apr 2022 #3

Hmm...Erik Prince? AllyCat Apr 2022 #15

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Usually on the Sunday morning shows. AllyCat Apr 2022 #27

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You are absolutely right. HUAJIAO Apr 2022 #12

It's been their wet dream for years. sop Apr 2022 #18

without any doubt llashram Apr 2022 #23

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This is what has been reported OneBlueDotS-Carolina Apr 2022 #5

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he... llashram Apr 2022 #24

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The need to absolve the Russian army and the Russian people from blame here is really greenjar_01 Apr 2022 #16

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