/u/kosmic_osmo if for some reason we don't immediately discard your "ally significance == amount of trade" nonsense, does that mean china is america's biggest ally?
Well again that's why I asked 'by what metric' ? I showed you it's certainly not trade. I showed you its certainly not militarily. So in what way are they our 'biggest allies' ?
We trade more with the EU, China, and Canada. And the UK, AUS, and NZ all support us militarily more than anyone else.
So by what metric are we the best of friends. Seriously.. What should I be looking at if not trade or military?
then correct my logic. how do we measure the significance of an ally if not through trade and military cooperation? both of which i linked and discussed in my OP. please enlighten me!
there is no "measure" of an alliance and its importance. it's entirely subjective
taiwan is tiny and not that militarily significant, but it holds a lot of strategic importance. I imagine the philippines is the same, especially given China's activities in the sea around there
ive made a very concise and factual argument that sites two distinct sources, one of which was a .gov website. you referenced my argument yourself. now its your turn to make an argument. but you dont have one, do you?
quote your argument for me. i missed it. feel free to review my submissions to r/askhistorians if my interest in games offends you. you little genius you lol.
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n/a SnapshillBot 2017-04-30
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n/a xKillerDreag 2017-04-30
Drumpf has a hotel in the Philippines
Really makes you think..............
n/a nomad1c 2017-04-30
/u/kosmic_osmo if for some reason we don't immediately discard your "ally significance == amount of trade" nonsense, does that mean china is america's biggest ally?
n/a Alexlincoln2 2017-04-30
Canada is America's biggest trade partner, followed by Mexico followed by china
n/a nomad1c 2017-04-30
was going by the link they posted
n/a kosmic_osmo 2017-04-30
Well again that's why I asked 'by what metric' ? I showed you it's certainly not trade. I showed you its certainly not militarily. So in what way are they our 'biggest allies' ?
We trade more with the EU, China, and Canada. And the UK, AUS, and NZ all support us militarily more than anyone else.
So by what metric are we the best of friends. Seriously.. What should I be looking at if not trade or military?
n/a kosmic_osmo 2017-04-30
and here i thought we were still on worldnews! instead of... well w/e this seizure inducing thing is.... anyway, im still waiting on a reply.
got nothing for me? not surprised.
n/a nomad1c 2017-04-30
i didn't agree with their point, i just said your logic was dumb
n/a kosmic_osmo 2017-04-30
then correct my logic. how do we measure the significance of an ally if not through trade and military cooperation? both of which i linked and discussed in my OP. please enlighten me!
n/a nomad1c 2017-04-30
there is no "measure" of an alliance and its importance. it's entirely subjective
taiwan is tiny and not that militarily significant, but it holds a lot of strategic importance. I imagine the philippines is the same, especially given China's activities in the sea around there
n/a kosmic_osmo 2017-04-30
ah ok youre a moron... got it. the flair should have been a dead giveaway. cheers, moron!
n/a nomad1c 2017-04-30
when all else fails, just insult people to make yourself look less stupid. poor lil babby :(
n/a kosmic_osmo 2017-04-30
ive made a very concise and factual argument that sites two distinct sources, one of which was a .gov website. you referenced my argument yourself. now its your turn to make an argument. but you dont have one, do you?
n/a nomad1c 2017-04-30
you stalked me and pestered me to make an argument, so i did. then you couldn't refute it so you cried and called me dumb
you're a child, why even bother debating these things? stick to video games
n/a kosmic_osmo 2017-04-30
quote your argument for me. i missed it. feel free to review my submissions to r/askhistorians if my interest in games offends you. you little genius you lol.
n/a Accardi_Don 2017-04-30
This shit makes me hard
n/a Michaelphelpsisquick 2017-04-30
Didn't Obama plan to meet with him too?
n/a Betterdead_denred 2017-04-30
I like how voices of reason get -50 in /r/politics
real good sub there.