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Secretary of State Marco Rubio grew visibly frustrated during an ABC News interview when questioned about the Trump administration’s approach to Russia.

Defending Trump’s push for peace talks with Putin, Rubio insisted negotiations were necessary but admitted the administration didn’t know Russia’s demands.

He clashed with host George Stephanopoulos over Trump’s refusal to call Putin a dictator and the U.S. siding with Russia in a recent UN vote.

Rubio also compared Trump’s handling of Ukraine to Biden’s approach to Israel, further escalating tensions.

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    Anything in the South China Sea or the Indo-Pacific that they shouldn’t be doing.

    Such as? What isn’t China doing that they would be doing without British or French intervention?

    China literally just says sometimes “Hey, nice land you got there. Would be a fuckin’ shame if we took it…”

    You sure you’re not confusing China with the United States?

    NATO is the largest nuclear deterrent in the world

    Deterant to what? They certainly didn’t keep Russia out of Georgia, Crimea, or the Donbas.

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      Such as?

      I literally went on to explain. So either you’re being disingenuous here or you just don’t read. Either way, I’m out.

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      You sure you’re not confusing China with the United States?

      Boom, there it is!

      I Guess we’re just ignoring all the shit they’re pulling by dumping sand and dirt into the ocean and calling it a Chinese island, and all the shit they’re doing near Taiwan.

      Can’t wait for someone to pull out a 400 year old map to justify modern day imperialism again!

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        I Guess we’re just ignoring all the shit they’re pulling

        Interesting “West vs rest” moment yesterday on French TV with the President of Congo, the 2nd biggest country in Africa.

        The host asks: “Are you saying that the Chinese or the Russians behave better than us, Westerners, currently, in your opinion?”

        “Oh absolutely!” he replies, “You don’t quite understand African realities… it’s astonishing to see how we are very distant in terms of cultures. We cannot understand why you come to give us lessons, for example, on human rights.”

        Reminds of the now famous saying from a Kenyan official: "Every time China visits we get a hospital, every time Britain visits we get a lecture”…

        Can’t wait for someone to pull out a 400 year old map to justify modern day imperialism again!

        glances at a map of US military bases

        The crazy thing about NATO is how much of it hinges on the political attitude of a single man in a big white house within walking distance of the Potomac. So many eggs placed in one basket. And then the Americans spill it… twice.

        But you cling to NATO like its something so much more than the legacy of American post-war expansionism. Like it really is an enthusiastic alliance between Atlantic Nations and not the biggest kid on the playground shaking down everyone else for their lunch money.