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Biden asks Congress for $40 billion to support Ukraine, replenish US disaster aid and bolster border (apnews.com)

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[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

The same way anyone starts negotiating with anyone: open a dialogue and exchange demands, and then work to make concessions and compromises. They won't do that, though, because then the infinite money spigot from the US will shut off because America doesn't want this war to ever end.

[-] SpicyPeaSoup@kbin.social 22 points 1 year ago

You tell me where you live, I'll break into your house and steal half your stuff.

Instead of fighting back or calling the police, we can negotiate so I can have half your stuff. Sound good?

[-] queermunist@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

I dunno, do you have nuclear weapons that could cause the apocalypse?

Countries aren't people. The scale the work on is much greater.

[-] danny@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago

The thing with nukes is that it’s suicide, and they know it. So they just use the threat of it to get whatever they want, in the hopes that the people in charge are like you and will just flop over to their demands whenever they dangle the threat.