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Literally President Trump has said that, I believe in his first term. Something about how there shouldn't be rules in war, and whatever happens/whoever happens to be in the crossfire, happens.

I was about to say, they tried. They have been trying for three years. They've committed a TON more forces than Ukraine, and still haven't made significant progress. The invasion is a military failure on pretty much every level, and it's only the most delusional that think Russia still has any chance of actually pulling off a successful annexation or occupation for any significant length of time.

Yeah, this is "we just want these as staging areas for our next invasion after we rebuild our war fighting capabilities".

You forgot the Spam.

Yeah, they chose El Salvador because they've literally abolished due process. It's like Cambodia again - someone accuses you and you're just instantly taken away. You MIGHT get to see a judge after you're imprisoned for a month or two, likely after you've been beaten half to death so you'll confess to anything just to make the pain stop. It's a dressed up version of Duterte's Philippines - we'll kidnap you and let you die, rather than just some death squad rolling up to your door (because that doesn't play well to the media and the other can be dressed up as "law and order").

Precisely this. You route a shipment to an un-tarriffed/un-embargoed country, usually to a shell company or something, and then ship it to wherever using THAT country as the country of origin. It's a pretty common way of avoiding arms embargoes.

Which is what they were doing with the old Maxims in Ukraine. Slap it down in a defensive position, where you don't have to move it (or, in a few cases, weld that shit to a pintle mount in the back of a truck), and you can keep firing until the barrel melts or you don't have anything left to shoot.

Apparently Trump is absolutely fucking terrified of people poisoning his food. It's why he eats like shit - random fast food is harder to poison.

Pretty much this. The US will now end up with an automotive ecosystem (including fun things like ambulances, firetrucks, buses, etc) where everything is built as cheaply and dangerously as possibly profitable (see: Pinto et al). Sure, the autos we build here aren't going to be able to be sold anywhere with a functioning regulatory body, but that's OK because we managed to save $20 on each car we build by not having to include pesky things like airbags or a steering column that won't impale you in a crash or a body that won't telescope into you and crush you.

Shit, Harley Quinn just did that like, last month as a bit.

Somehow one of them still invents Tombstone.

Pretty much this. Ever wonder how so many people got killed and mangled during the Industrial Revolution? You're about to find out.