Re:USDA disavows gag-order emailed to scientific research unit
by nradov on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @10:23PM
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The US has intervened many times in Russian-aligned countries, so your theory doesn't fit the historical facts. I suspect the actual decision making process is far more haphazard and lacks a consistent set of rules.
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Re:USDA disavows gag-order emailed to scientific research unit
by nikdaheratik on Tuesday January 24, 2017 @10:46PM
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I don't think you read clearly what the poster was saying, which was that the U.S. intervened in Syria and not Yemen because it was aligned with Russia and especially Iran. However, we only went so far because Obama didn't want U.S. troops on the ground and couldn't order more airstrikes, for example, without having to risk a larger conflict with Russia which supports Assad.