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[–] KindnessisPunk@piefed.ca 39 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Unconditional surrender of what exactly?

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Everything.

An unconditional surrender is a surrender in which no guarantees, reassurances, or promises (i.e., conditions) are given to the surrendering party. It is often demanded with the threat of complete destruction, extermination or annihilation.

[–] KindnessisPunk@piefed.ca 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

How can you unconditionally surrender a war you didn't start. Makes this a war of conquest and the fact that Congress is rolling over on it is disgusting.

Every vote to continue should have the Congress person tried for treason.

[–] evenglow@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

How do you unconditionally surrender your wallet at gunpoint?

[–] theherk@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The same way you do in one you did start.

[–] KindnessisPunk@piefed.ca 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I'm just surprised their articulating it that way because it make this a war of conquest in no uncertain terms, all while they've been trying to soften their language by using words like "mission" and "operation" makes it all the more disgusting.

[–] theherk@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I’m not disputing that. I’m just saying when the mongol horde arrived, the besieged cities didn’t say “How are we supposed to surrender? You attacked us.”

I don't think this is any new PR strategy by the American empire, lol, it's just that without even the pretense, without some previous narratives that made the average American support death and destruction, this entire scenario is obviously ridiculous and everyone can see it.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's basically one step away from annexation

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The entire world should be panicking and working together on a plan because there's nothing stopping him from destabilizing and annexing other countries

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 28 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So Trump is demanding a country unconditionally surrender but it's not a war?

Remind the conservatives in your life that they're far, far less intelligent than the average dog.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

Also not regime change. But also is regime change. But still not regime change.

[–] 20cello@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago
[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 month ago

Sorry, you don’t have the cards.

[–] medicsofanarchy@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Surrender from whom? You fucking blew up their fucking leader.

What ever happened to that Trump bounty? I hope it went away and didn't rise to unimaginable wealth.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The dead leader's son has been appointed as the new supreme leader

[–] medicsofanarchy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

That question was posted before the appointment, but thanks!