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Taliban Militants Fed Up with Office Culture, Ready to Quiet Quit

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Re: Taliban Militants Fed Up with Office Culture, Ready to Quiet Quit

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Post by abid786 »

shiroiushi wrote: post #9
xbmcuser wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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>It's not shocking to me that as soon as US got out of that war Ukraine Russia war started and US military industrial complex found a new market. This sounds like a conspiracy theory. How exactly do you think US defense contractors somehow convinced Putin to launch an invasion?

Three buildup of troops by Russia along the Ukrainian border started in 2021, which is when the US left Afghanistan.

I'm not the parent nor am I saying the two wars are related but it's not unfathomable to think that American intelligence could have predicted a war between Ukraine and Russia at the same time as they were exiting Afghanistan

Re: Taliban Militants Fed Up with Office Culture, Ready to Quiet Quit

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Post by shiroiushi »

abid786 wrote: post #11
shiroiushi wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>It's not shocking to me that as soon as US got out of that war Ukraine Russia war started and US military industrial complex found a new market. This sounds like a conspiracy theory. How exactly do you think US defense contractors somehow convinced Putin to launch an invasion?

Three buildup of troops by Russia along the Ukrainian border started in 2021, which is when the US left Afghanistan. I'm not the parent nor am I saying the two wars are related but it's not unfathomable to think that American intelligence could have predicted a war between Ukraine and Russia at the same time as they were exiting Afghanistan

Sure, they could have predicted that. It does seem a little obvious in hindsight at least; they had already had conflicts, Russia had seized Crimea, etc.

But the parent was implying that the US (or the defense industry in it) somehow had something to do with this situation, and that seems rather absurd. Sure, they may be profiting off it, but they didn't create the situation. Wars are caused by shitty political leaders who have the support of idiotic populaces; arms makers are just in the right position to profit.

Re: Taliban Militants Fed Up with Office Culture, Ready to Quiet Quit

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Post by decremental »

shiroiushi wrote: post #9
xbmcuser wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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>It's not shocking to me that as soon as US got out of that war Ukraine Russia war started and US military industrial complex found a new market. This sounds like a conspiracy theory. How exactly do you think US defense contractors somehow convinced Putin to launch an invasion?

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Re: Taliban Militants Fed Up with Office Culture, Ready to Quiet Quit

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Post by xbmcuser »

shiroiushi wrote: post #13
abid786 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Three buildup of troops by Russia along the Ukrainian border started in 2021, which is when the US left Afghanistan. I'm not the parent nor am I saying the two wars are related but it's not unfathomable to think that American intelligence could have predicted a war between Ukraine and Russia at the same time as they were exiting Afghanistan

Sure, they could have predicted that. It does seem a little obvious in hindsight at least; they had already had conflicts, Russia had seized Crimea, etc. But the parent was implying that the US (or the defense industry in it) somehow had something to do with this situation, and that seems rather absurd. Sure, they may be profiting off it, but they didn't create the situation. Wars are caused by shitty political leade…

I think US was involved in the tensions between Ukraine and Russia change into full scale war. Putin needed an excuse to go for all out war and take over parts of Ukraine. And US played a part in that happening.
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