US Won’t Rule out Military Action if China Establishes Base in Solomon Islands

sanman said:

So if the US invades the Solomon Islands to prevent a Chinese military base from being established there, then how is that morally any different from Russia invading Ukraine to prevent NATO from establishing its presence there?

US won’t rule out military action if China establishes base in Solomon Islands

Ambassador Daniel Kritenbrink warns security pact presents ‘potential regional security implications’

www.theguardian.com

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bave said:

That is one hell of a view of it.

It looks more to me like the US/West grabbed Ukraine and cried about Russia going to war over it.
Now, the US is crying about China grabbing the Solomons.

What in the holy hell is the difference other than the amazing level of hypocrisy?

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poweRob said:

Ukraine turned into an acutal democracy and therefore we must shed tears for Putin.

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bave said:

And yet international election monitors have declared that Ukraine had extremely free and fair elections in 2010 and they have declined in fairness and freedom since the coup in 2014. That's democracy? No, it's a puppet regime.

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