37
submitted 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) by shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

Classic US foreign policy in action!

top 10 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 8 points 20 hours ago

Nothing in the preview indicates US involvement.

[-] reverendz@hexbear.net 9 points 12 hours ago

The US has it entire arm up the arse of the South Korean army and government.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 points 5 hours ago

And the South Korean military didn't crush parliament when it voted for impeachment despite orders from the South Korean President.

[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 2 points 3 hours ago

The fact that the US vassal was not given the go-ahead to carry out a massacre that would politically destabilize the territory in a way that would stretch US forces even thinner for no real benefit is not evidence of America being hands off about this. It's just as easily evidence for the opposite conclusion: that Yoon was ready and willing to do Kent State 2, only to have Washington yank his leash.

[-] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 3 points 2 hours ago

So the article is trying to make the argument that the US was a part of the coup yet the only fingerprints that could be traced to the US is that it kept the coup from being carried out.

[-] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Nope, that's me pointing out that your argument cuts both ways: you're implying that what, a vassal state's military all just unanimously decided not to obey the president, and the hegemon that uses the place as a military and intelligence nexus just had no part in that decision? The US don't need to care about fingerprints in occupied Korea, they're the whole hand.

[-] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 5 points 20 hours ago

It's inference from his platforming of us agenda. War with north is a big us weapon sales opportunity.

[-] SGforce@lemmy.ca 3 points 20 hours ago

You could have made the same conclusion regarding China and sales to NK

[-] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 5 points 19 hours ago

The actor being agitating is a us agent in this case. There is a ROK military industry too.

Most coutries' oligarchy are not as well fed as to equivocate weapons mongering basis for corruption and war.

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 0 points 16 hours ago

China isn’t run by a capitalist class seeking corporate profits. These are all state owned: China’s 8 Biggest Weapons Manufacturers, and What They Build

this post was submitted on 24 Dec 2024
37 points (86.3% liked)

World News

32519 readers
516 users here now

News from around the world!

Rules:

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS