re: #130 Fairly Sure I’m Still Obdicut

Comparative ethics is basically pointless. The US also did a lot of things between 2000 and 2009 other than invade Iraq, like:

Vs. Russia’s contribution:

To actually compare the effect and influences of two entities as complex as the United States and the Russian Federation is basically impossible, but if you do want to do it, you need to include the good along with the bad.

aid discussions are another issue… if we want to parse aid, and charity - then we can parse those numbers - but when reduced to per capita basis - the u.s. will not champion that argument either…. but we can have it if you want….