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Re:Thousands of deadly U.S. military airstrikes have gone un... by Mikeb85 on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @11:16AM (#13599368)
> He's not making a humble, leftish point about our moral failures in foreign policy!

Morality doesn't exist along the left-right spectrum. Also, this is simply your perception.

> But unlike Russia, we are not at a point where our leaders simply "disappear" domestic political opponents and journalists.

No, they magically commit suicide, get killed in a car crash, or get murdered in a botched robbery.

Re:Thousands of deadly U.S. military airstrikes have gone un... by seppin on Wednesday February 08, 2017 @03:21PM (#13601664)
> No, they magically commit suicide, get killed in a car crash, or get murdered in a botched robbery.

In the west, name one.

Re:Thousands of deadly U.S. military airstrikes have gone un... by Mikeb85 on Thursday February 09, 2017 @01:31PM (#13609481)
Google is your friend. Many US politicians (a surprising number really) have been killed. Of course, most have 'explanations' that are officially accidents. The government isn't going to admit to political assassinations, so for you to ask for 'proof' is an impossible task. Then again, there's 'explanations' for most deaths in Russia too. The real question is whether you believe that the US government only tells the truth and only the Russian one lies.

Of course, we know the US government lies about a lot, that's how we know about CIA actions to overthrow governments, the Iran-Contra affair, etc... We know the US government engages in assassinations abroad, whether it's a covert action or via drone.

To think that none of the politicians who are killed in plane crashes, gym accidents, car accidents or have heart attacks were expedited along is naïve.

Re:Thousands of deadly U.S. military airstrikes have gone un... by seppin on Thursday February 09, 2017 @02:00PM (#13609766)
> so for you to ask for 'proof' is an impossible task

lol you are a excellent troll. "My unverifiable claims are just as true as yours are." No, there is a Russian opposition leader in a coma right now and you can't point to a single western journalist or politician suffering the same fate.

> We know the US government engages in assassinations abroad, whether it's a covert action or via drone.

Whataboutism, changing the subject, etc. I hope you are entertaining yourself b/c there is no other value to this thread.

Re:Thousands of deadly U.S. military airstrikes have gone un... by Mikeb85 on Thursday February 09, 2017 @02:10PM (#13609863)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_assassinated_American_...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Congress...

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/08/10/prominent-politicians-k...

> No, there is a Russian opposition leader in a coma right now

Which one? I mean, they call Navalny an opposition 'leader' even though he's never led a political party or held office, so odds are it's some random protester or blogger.