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Bernie Sanders gets fact checked
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its whataboutism to point out a flaw in ones argument?
Whataboutism is: "You said x but what about y?" Which doesn't make x any less valid or problematic.
Implying that the US chooses foreign support on the basis of democratic principles is misleading at-best
It's like me telling my doctor that I have a glass of wine a day, even though I also have a bottle of whiskey a day.