Whether it was due to the early hour of the day or just to the blood-thirsty nature of the moment, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth appeared particularly unhinged during the first official news …

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    23 days ago

    “Democracy” and “nation building” is just “occupation” by another name. So I guess we can take some comfort in that not being their goal?

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      Sometimes. It can be done honorably and with good outcomes; Japan and Germany post-WW2 are good examples.