Originally Posted by
CLazarus
I frankly wouldn't ever reference the opinions of the Libertarian Cato Institute (Charles Koch was one of the founders). Let's not pretend it doesn't flat out advocate for a preset agenda masked by its authoritative sounding name.
It wasn't merely the OPINION of the Cato institute that I was citing, it was the FACTS in the article. You may not like the viewpoint of CATO, but can you deny the veracity of what they reported? Specifically, the details in the BBC article they cite:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957
Or do you believe the BBC (back in 2014) was corrupt too?
How about Reuters?
https://www.reuters.com/article/worl...idUSBREA1601K/
or that we were having joint exercises - flying F-16s into Ukraine - as far back as 2011.
https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Disp...se-in-ukraine/
That one is on USAF PR website. Or do you find the USAF statements of fact to be questionable too?
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