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Re:Sweden Is a NATO Member by pphysch on Thursday March 07, 2024 @01:48PM (#39633035)
What a strange and misleading comment. Nuland is obviously very important and influential in Washington and around the world. She's part of the Kagan family and has been in the State Department for decades, across 6 presidents. Secretary Blinken wrote her a long send-off letter. She just met with senior leadership in Kiev last month.

"She's not that important" = pure gaslighting. She's as important as anyone in Washington and her sudden abdication of power is a significant event.

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Re:Sweden Is a NATO Member by NicoJuicy on Thursday March 07, 2024 @03:05PM (#39633971)
Conspiracy theories see things when things aren't there.

She had a political career for 30 years and she claimed to retire.

Did you consider that she perhaps just wants to retire? NATO has all the new ( and strong) members that wanted to join.

Seems like a good time like any other to me, additionally she's 63.

Passed the smell test for me.

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Re:Sweden Is a NATO Member by pphysch on Friday March 08, 2024 @11:23AM (#39642605)
> Conspiracy theories see things when things aren't there

Exactly. They make outrageously evidence-free statements like "Victoria Nuland isn't important".

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