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bertiebasit t1_ix4ipse wrote

Reply to comment by CheesecakeMedium8500 in Turkish air strikes destroy 89 Kurdish militant targets in Syria, Iraq, ministry says by john217

It was a rhetorical question with a statement. You tried to shoehorn an argument based on your sympathies. It’s irrelevant. Stop getting so hostile about it.

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CheesecakeMedium8500 t1_ix4o9kc wrote

A rhetorical question meant to make what point? To attempt it make the Us look hypocritical for criticizing turkey here.

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bertiebasit t1_ix51im6 wrote

Take a walk, you’re overthinking

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CheesecakeMedium8500 t1_ix5448s wrote

It’s a very simple question you can’t answer. A rhetorical question meant to make what point? To attempt it make the Us look hypocritical for criticizing turkey here.

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bertiebasit t1_ix5appy wrote

That the US had set a precedent.

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CheesecakeMedium8500 t1_ix5kmlk wrote

…Which is what my point was all about. Just because both are instances of invading sovereign territory doesn’t mean they’re comparable at all.

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BirdlawIsBestLaw t1_ix4s6vz wrote

>You tried to shoehorn an argument based on your sympathies.

That is not a valid criticism or rounds to dismiss his argument. You are avoiding his distinction because it destroys your argument.

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