Vance is one of Trump’s most vocal supporters and an outspoken critic of U.S. aid to Ukraine.

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Vance has said that it would be “completely irresponsible” for Ukraine to join NATO. He has also argued for the U.S. to focus solely on preventing Chinese expansion, even if that means sacrificing sovereign Ukrainian lands to Russia.

“Any peace settlement is going to require some significant territorial concessions from Ukraine, and you’re gonna have a peace deal, because that’s the only way out of the conflict,” Vance said in February.

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    4 months ago

    The first link is about a different incident. During WWII, the Allies were concerned about the possibility of Iranian oil falling into the hands of the Nazis, and they also wanted to set up a supply corridor to connect themselves, so when the Iranian king that Britain had installed refused to cooperate, they invaded, deposed him, and instituted his son in his place. However, the monarchy was still bound by parliament at the time, until the US overthrew the prime minister and granted the shah absolute power, accountable to no one.

    I didn’t expect to find an unironic monarchist on here. It’s true that he instituted some programs over the course of his 37 year reign, but they weren’t nearly enough, the country was still a dictatorship and people were very unhappy with living under his rule.