• BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    The money is important, but it isn’t the most important part of the equation. The value of having a nearly 100% dependable ally in that region trumps almost every other possible concern from a political perspective.

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      4 months ago

      Clearly they aren’t dependable since they can’t be bothered to stop killing women and children.

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        4 months ago

        Dependable in the sense that they tend to draw fire from the people who would otherwise be attacking us directly. “Enemy of my enemy”.