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Re:Spain expels two US spies for infiltrating secret service by Garvi on Saturday December 09, 2023 @06:57AM (#38581174)
It would seem Spain lacks the political spine to even be outraged. Very telling indeed, but of much deeper problems here in the EU.

I'm positive every single individual in this thread that is justifying these actions, would have the opposite opinion if the roles were reversed. It's a shamefully ignorant position to have.

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Re:Spain expels two US spies for infiltrating secret service by ben_w on Saturday December 09, 2023 @07:38AM (#38581468)
If you let rage drive you, your enemies will notice and use it to manipulate you.
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Re:Spain expels two US spies for infiltrating secret service by Garvi on Sunday December 10, 2023 @04:36AM (#38590366)
Are you suggesting submissiveness to be an expression of strength and independence?
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Re:Spain expels two US spies for infiltrating secret service by ben_w on Sunday December 10, 2023 @02:48PM (#38594349)
No.

I'm saying the one time I got in a fight at school, the target of my rage wasn't the person whose actions made me snap.

I'm saying Saddam Hussein didn't cause the 9/11 attacks and didn't have WMDs.

I'm saying you're choosing to make yourself vulnerable to false flag attacks.

(I wasn't saying that expelling diplomats is an appropriate response, but that's also true).

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Re:Spain expels two US spies for infiltrating secret service by kelipso on Saturday December 09, 2023 @08:50AM (#38581903)
European countries are basically just US vassals. The spies are there to make sure they keep following the US lead. What will happen if they complain? They'll get ignored and it will just make it more obvious how powerless they are to do anything about it.
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Re:Spain expels two US spies for infiltrating secret service by ben_w on Sunday December 10, 2023 @02:50PM (#38594365)
And that's why the nations of Europe are mostly interested in the EU and what it does/aims for.

Much harder to push around.

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