• Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org
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    7 hours ago

    And why would Ukraine take that deal? They gave up their nukes and look where that got them. Trump wouldn’t follow through. He would move the goal post after

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    9 hours ago

    I heard there’s plenty of rare earth elements in land mines, so take all you can dig up!

  • Flax@feddit.uk
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    11 hours ago

    I mean… Tbh this does seem reasonable in exchange for their protection.

    But so did the extra taxes in the 1700s when we saved the 13 colonies as well, and the yanks made a fuss over that

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      7 hours ago

      Britain picked fights with the French, the Spanish, and Austria, then expected their colonies to foot the bill.

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    13 hours ago

    I know it’s extortion, but if Trump thinks he’s getting a deal he will definitely defend Ukraine. Might be the least bad outcome for Ukraine.

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      11 hours ago

      And the elements arnt even the rare or valuable part, its the processing. Just be sure not to make Cuba’s mistake and put a damned expiration date on that lease.

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        10 hours ago

        And the elements arnt even the rare or valuable

        Shhhhh don’t let the orange thing know that. I bet it thinks rare earth is rare.