The Biden administration will for the first time send controversial armor-piercing munitions containing depleted uranium to Ukraine, according to a document seen by Reuters and separately confirmed by two U.S. officials.

The use of depleted uranium munitions has been fiercely debated, with opponents like the International Coalition to Ban Uranium Weapons saying there are dangerous health risks from ingesting or inhaling depleted uranium dust, including cancers and birth defects.

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      44·
      10 months ago

      When the US government was providing resources to the allies, was it good or bad? I’m not talking companies or anything else. You’re dodging the question. There are enough parallels to draw a comparison. You just know what the answer would be and it conflicts with your beliefs, so you can’t admit it, to yourself or others.

        • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
          12·
          10 months ago

          Still didn’t answer the question. More What-aboutism. How unexpected! /s

            • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
              11·
              10 months ago

              You didn’t, and I didn’t use What-aboutism. I pointed out that you did. You said “what about…” What’s wrong with you?

              • Nakoichi [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
                11·
                10 months ago

                You libs always want to demand every single historical event be perceived and analyzed in a vacuum. This is why you get mocked so often.

                • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
                  1·
                  10 months ago

                  I love that, in your opinion, calling out What-aboutism is “intellectual dishonesty” but using it is totally OK.

                  I also love that you say you both answered the question, and also that you didn’t because it was wrong to ask.

                  This is like me asking you if you’ve stopped beating your wife.

                  That’s be easy to answer for anyone being honest. It’s either “I never did”, “yes”, or “no”. Someone who want to hide something may not answer the question though, and likely they’ll do something to throw people off, like attacking them for something they did instead (aka, “what about…”). It’s avoiding the question.