r/SipsTea • u/ExactlySorta • 13h ago

SMH Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff to Vladimir Putin today: “You talk so much about Trump being a humanitarian, you are a humanitarian also, sir. And I salute that. I commend you.”

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u/No_Vermicelli4753 13h ago

To think that the US used to be a reliable partner for Europe and a bastion against dictatorships that couldn't be exploited for oil is truthfully painful.

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u/Due_Area4843 13h ago

Bruh, what are you talking about? US are the one overthrowing legitimate head of state and installing dictator around the world since ww

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u/Eric_12345678 12h ago

The deal was: do whatever you want in South America and the middle East, leave Europe alone.

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u/Propellerrakete 8h ago

Well, the west also tolerated Spain, Portugal and Greece for a good while during the cold War

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u/No_Vermicelli4753 12h ago

'that couldn't be exploited for oil'.

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u/Medical_Marketing_24 11h ago

They did it to any country showing signs of moving away from Capitalism. 

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u/SoMuchForSubtleties0 12h ago

They did some good and helped stability before as well.... (But yes, also bad too)