• Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    I’d describe it as a lull in the same general conflict. The primary contradiction remained. I do think there will be war, tragically.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      There was a solid minute during the War on Terror when DC, Moscow, and Beijing were in full kumbahyah mode.

      Turning the resource rich Middle East into a free fire zone had a broad popular appeal among industrial powers.