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Re: by SV_BubbleTime on Monday February 10, 2025 @12:01AM (#42997106)
How does this forward US interests?
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Re: by torlok on Monday February 10, 2025 @01:21AM (#42997465)
How is this relevant? The discussion is about misrepresentation and lies.
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Re: by SV_BubbleTime on Monday February 10, 2025 @09:54PM (#43008418)
Because it’s my money.
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Re: by UncleMeat on Monday February 10, 2025 @08:52AM (#43000297)
If it confidently does not further US interests then Musk and friends can describe it honestly and recommend to Congress and USAID leadership that this sort of funding be made out of scope of USAID's mission.
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Re: by foldr on Monday February 10, 2025 @09:28AM (#43000668)
It's based on this outmoded idea called 'diplomacy', where you build positive relations with allies rather than trying to buy them, or threaten to invade them or crash their economies.
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