• queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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    6 months ago

    War crimes like the forcible transfer of children (i.e. genocide) are for the ICJ to deal with. As a religious leader his prerogative is to reduce suffering and death, by whatever means necessary.

    More importantly, Russia can keep this up far longer than Ukraine and he doesn't want us to fight to the last Ukrainian.

    • Aidinthel@reddthat.com
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      6 months ago

      Right, a smaller country can never successfully resist a larger one. That's why Vietnam has been under US occupation (or was it French? I can never remember for some reason) all these years since Ho Cho Minh wisely surrendered to spare his people's lives.

      • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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        6 months ago

        A smaller neighbor is vastly different. Vietnam was on the other side of the planet for America and halfway for France. You can't ignore that.

      • ShimmeringKoi [comrade/them]
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        6 months ago

        The Viet Minh enjoyed the support of the people. The Kyiv regime needs to send out kidnapping squads to fill gaps in their lines. They do not have the support of the people, so their prospects for a successful insurgency are nil.