Comment on What's it going to take to truly stop the US?
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 5 days agoNo, this is different and completely unprecedented.
We went into a foreign country, abducted their leader, and brought him back to America to be tried under our justice system for laws he was never subject to for crimes he almost had nothing to do with.
I’d love to see a source for America abducting the leader of a country we’re not at war with, and bringing them to America for trial.
tym@lemmy.world 5 days ago
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Can we do better than the rightwing rag, The Washington Examiner?
tym@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Probably but I’m not putting a lot of effort into shit nobody ultimately cares about
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Approximately 24,000 troops descended upon Panama in December 1989, beginning a weekslong siege of the country that scattered the government and military officials.
That’s an invasion, not a kidnapping…
tym@lemmy.world 5 days ago
…You think this is over?
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 5 days ago
What are you talking about?
There’s no American troops there now.
If you’re arguing there’s going to be a response or separate action in the future, yes…
That’s how time works, there’s always something happen, obviously something will happen next
Aeao@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I think we did that to Hawaii. And now it’s a state.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Nah, Hawaii was an invasion, I believe the Queen was travelling to DC.
She left Hawaii as a queen and when she got to Hawaii to negotiate a treaty, she was told Hawaii was already an American territory
Aeao@lemmy.world 5 days ago
The close enough for me. Going in to countries and fucking about then leaving them worse is kinda what we do unfortunately. Well I guess it’s what all countries who can do as well.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 5 days ago
When you get the time it’s worth reading up on, super interesting and I’m surprised there hasn’t been a big movie about it despite America being the bad guys.
shaggyb@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Don’t read much, do you?
myrmidex@belgae.social 5 days ago
Ok I’ll bite: en.wikipedia.org/…/United_States_invasion_of_Pana…
Warl0k3@lemmy.world 5 days ago
While the above poster is missing the particulars, this still is unprecedented - panama and the US were at war, and Noriega surrendered to US forces before being taken to the US. As far as I’m aware, brazen kidnapping like wuth Maduro really is a new low for the US.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 5 days ago
That was an invasion, not a kidnapping.
The first hint is the situation was called “invasion of Panama”
Buffalox@lemmy.world 5 days ago
🤣