Not for long.

Imperial centers exploited their colonies. What we have here is the reverse…

Do you truly believe that the United States used its power for good more than otherwise? More than China?

the deaths caused by the removal of that aid.

Such as?

You’ll have to provide a better source than just indignation.

Moreso, before the West brought back the issue in the mainstream, regular travel between China and Taiwan could be made relatively easily.

Ignore for a moment rather this is right or wrong (it’s wrong) but ignore that. THIS is a textbook example of Soft Power. The thing the Trump administration tanked by gutting USAID.

You correctly pointed out an example of soft power and how it could be used for evil proposes. USAID also used soft power to the same ends. Therefore Trump did something positive by cutting it down.

No one besides the administration does.

Most likely the real reason for the ceasefire. The US needs some time to review its (obviously failed) strategy. Meanwhile Iran was likely pressured into it by the Asian countries who want their oil to flow.

They always existed to protect Israel

If that were their goal, then they’re doing a terrible job at it.

the creation of a new US State of Cuba.

Most certainly not. That would add around 10 million poor possible migrants to the economy overnight. Neither the right or the left would get behind this. A territory, maybe. But not a state.

for literally no reason beyond that probably the president was paid by someone to do this

The someone is Rubio, specifically.

Not the same kind of tools would be used in a war with Cuba. In this scenario, the US has already the homefield advantage by controlling the gulf of “America”.

Putin can’t do much here. Sanctions on trade are pretty much to highest extent.

They don’t have much to prepare. Can’t prepare much without power, let alone lights. Night-vision capable forces would have a field day.

Read: Two more weeks.

Here I thought that that this war was a nothingburger. It claimed at least one victim.

Protected from shotgun shell by body armor?

The Lebanese “army” is a meme. What kind of army sees an invader crossing the border, then just stands there to watch?

Daily reminder that Hezbollah actively supported the Syrian occupation of Lebanon.

An occupation that countered Israeli influence in the region, a country which still currently occupies Lebanon right now.

Small countries like that don’t often get the chance to choose independence. But they can choose who gets to occupy them. Some occupiers are less bad than others.

They can kidnap and imprison them.

Well, they never really needed an excuse to do that; Guantanamo already exists.