This basically is the same logic of a guy in prison for domestic violence pleading with their ex to take them back when they get out cos this time it'll be different.
'Look, that was the old me. I've changed. I half completed an online behaviour management course and everything and I'm definately gonna be quitting imperialism soon. Next week, well, maybe not next week but by the end of the year for sure
End of the decade, tops. You can totally trust me to intervene in a complex geopolitical situation without killing a bunch of civilians and making everything worse again.'
This basically is the same logic of a guy in prison for domestic violence pleading with their ex to take them back when they get out cos this time it'll be different.
"Your honor, I deff won't kill another eighty thousands children again this time"
'Look, that was the old me. I've changed. I half completed an online behaviour management course and everything and I'm definately gonna be quitting imperialism soon. Next week, well, maybe not next week but by the end of the year for sure End of the decade, tops. You can totally trust me to intervene in a complex geopolitical situation without killing a bunch of civilians and making everything worse again.'