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by cuteboy19 1036 days ago
It's a problem when America invades Cuba but not when Cuba invades Angola?

Whataboutism can work both ways

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Cuba didn't "invade" Angola, they sent troops to support one of the two factions in the Civil War.
People have used the same justification for invasion since the time of the Roman republic. Let us not take justifications for imperialism at face value