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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'd describe it as a lull in the same general conflict. The primary contradiction remained. I do think there will be war, tragically.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

There was a solid minute during the War on Terror when DC, Moscow, and Beijing were in full kumbahyah mode.

Turning the resource rich Middle East into a free fire zone had a broad popular appeal among industrial powers.