The Political Thread

[Grim]

I mean I guess it depends on you define things. You could easily make the case the US is an empire. We have territories everywhere and bases on every continent.

Well, American Imperialism is alive and well, so yeah, The United States is definitely an Empire, but not in the traditional sense.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

We won the Iraq War. We just didn’t successfully change its government after the war into what we wanted it to be.

 

[Deezy]

We won the Iraq War. We just didn’t successfully change its government after the war into what we wanted it to be.

The Iraq occupancy....y'all invaded, let's not get it twisted.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Well, American Imperialism is alive and well, so yeah, The United States is definitely an Empire, but not in the traditional sense.

That’s what I mean. It would be quite the feat though if Russia became a traditional empire.

 

[Grim]

The Iraq War and the Afghanistan War may be the two defining conflicts of America in the 21st Century, and both were entirely needless like Vietnam, and it had arguably worse results than even Vietnam.

 

[Alexa]

That’s what I mean. It would be quite the feat though if Russia became a traditional empire.

At least House Romanov comes back into power

 

[Ricky Smarks]

The Iraq occupancy....y'all invaded, let's not get it twisted.

Which started a war. That Saddam lost. Handily.

 

[Deezy]

Which lead to ISUS.....who are still going mind you.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

The Iraq War and the Afghanistan War may be the two defining conflicts of America in the 21st Century, and both were entirely needless like Vietnam, and it had arguably worse results than even Vietnam.

I’d say the Afghanistan War was significantly more called for than the Vietnam War. They attacked us directly.

 

[Alexa]

Deezy is sus, since he said ISUS

 

[Ricky Smarks]

Which lead to ISUS.....who are still going mind you.

No one disagrees the aftermath and pullout was bungled.

 

[Deezy]

Deezy is sus, since he said ISUS

I may have dabbled

 

[Alexa]

I may have dabbled

I think, I may have been the only one to catch that, but I knew what you meant.

 

[Ricky Smarks]

I noticed.

 

[Comrade Khan]

I’d say the Afghanistan War was significantly more called for than the Vietnam War. They attacked us directly.

technically Al Queada attacked and the Taliban allowed them a safe haven. The country of Afghanistan didn't attack the US, just to be Mr Semantics