At least the top comments aren’t falling for it

  • NotARobot [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    Lmao didn't they do this same thing under Trump, where they pretended that he was going to call an airstrike then at the last minute was warned of high casualties and called it off?

  • richietozier4 [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    There are some good comments

    The fact this was given to the press is the real story here. This is pretty 101 level PR work. Like good for Biden for not bombing a bunch of kids, but this story is obviously placed to promote the idea that Biden bombing are ‘humane’.

    • VernetheJules [they/them]
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      4 years ago

      Given how well this headline is being received by liberals, I feel like the next one is going to be "we want our presence in Afghanistan to be a feminist one" or something

      And the one after that will probably be "an in depth interview with this trans drone pilot: bringing girl power to the battlefield! Yes, that's right, trans women are women!"

  • LeninsRage [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    It is a mystery how this story that only White House and Pentagon insiders would know was strategically leaked to the media

  • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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    4 years ago

    Biden's bombings are like jazz.

    It's all about the beats he didn't play.

  • Mrtryfe [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    Oh jolly. This thread will almost certainly be filled with rational discussion, good faith arguments while totally free of whataboutism or false equivalence.

    I love comments like this because this fuckwad clearly has a side he's already chosen, but hedging by staying ambiguous allows for much more karma farming

    • AntifaCEO [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      Ultimate cowardice. You know your take is dogshit so you play the neutral party card to not take your lumps for being a fuckwad

  • PlantsRcoolToo [any]
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    4 years ago

    Where do people think reports like this come from?? Like it's obviously PR released by the administration, it's not like some reporter uncovered this....

    • fuckwit [none/use name]
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      4 years ago

      'Bob, you need to take a look at this"

      'what the fuck?'

      'Yeah, I know. As soon as the Post or the Globe hears about this it's going to blow up. A syrian strike about to wipe out some women and children was called off in the last second by the elected executive of the country. This is about to be huge.'