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scottydg t1_j9fkdmk wrote
Reply to comment by xixi2 in UK calls on IOC to maintain Olympic ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes by rejs7
It is. The President is the Commander in Chief, who outranks everyone in the military, orders them to do things, all that. Congress controls spending and has the exclusive right to declare "War", which the President then uses to act with more power than under normal circumstances.
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WellHotPotOfCoffee t1_j9fjter wrote
Reply to comment by dboss2310 in UK calls on IOC to maintain Olympic ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes by rejs7
No, because although it didn't turn out to be true, or at least they weren't found, there was considered to be a genuine threat of WMDs. This coupled with the harboring of Al-Quaeda responsible for one the biggest terrorist attacks we have faced in recent history, gave a fair amount of credibility to such a military operation (what you see now is an invasion - because they plan to occupy and have held "elections" to claim parts as Russia already). Whether you like to believe it or not, these terrorists did actually exist, and there is still some argument that the WMDs did too. This is not to say I agree with what happened and the war again should never have happened. But please enlighten me on how this compares to what is happening in Ukraine...
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ztkraf01 t1_j9fb2p0 wrote
PGA needs him to play as much as possible this year. With LIV taking some of the blue bloods Tiger is an easy distraction from all that jazz and it’s good for the game in general to keep him around as long as possible. And he’s obviously still capable of competing.
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Reply to comment by BowwwwBallll in Sources: Meyers Leonard back in NBA with Bucks by BCLetsRide69
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Darklighter10 t1_j9f89e4 wrote
Reply to comment by dboss2310 in UK calls on IOC to maintain Olympic ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes by rejs7
Maybe they should have. Both can be not ok and reason to be excluded from the Olympics.
zekex944resurrection t1_j9f6nvu wrote
I have zero issues with Russia and Belarus being in the Olympics, we let the nazis play why should they be any different. Wars come and go but human achievement should always be recognized.
xixi2 t1_j9f4s2u wrote
Reply to comment by scottydg in UK calls on IOC to maintain Olympic ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes by rejs7
The Judicial Branch is filled with lawyers and judges. The legislative branch is filled with politicians. I always thought the executive branch would logically be military (I mean it was for our first president I guess), not just more politicians that switched jobs
michael_harari t1_j9f4n6l wrote
Reply to comment by scottydg in UK calls on IOC to maintain Olympic ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes by rejs7
Maybe not war according to American law, but it's still a war.
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gozba t1_j9f1s4g wrote
Reply to comment by BUDDHAKHAN in UK calls on IOC to maintain Olympic ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes by rejs7
… money …
tlst9999 t1_j9exjwp wrote
Reply to comment by garry4321 in UK calls on IOC to maintain Olympic ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes by rejs7
Last i remembered. Women's tennis pulled out of China in protest and walked away from the money.
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Sometimes_Stutters t1_j9ess4k wrote
Tiger is the most compelling player on this planet and will be as long as he’s playing. Nobody cares if tiger ever wins again. If he puts up a good score on a Saturday and is within striking distance for Sunday the entire golf world stops to watch.
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xixi2 t1_j9eq95t wrote
Reply to comment by NotFitToBeAParent in UK calls on IOC to maintain Olympic ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes by rejs7
Don't even try lol. "Russia Bad!" Is all reddit knows while ignoring the US has been engaged in foreign intervention for decades
-orcam- t1_j9epj8x wrote
Reply to comment by mikevilla68 in UK calls on IOC to maintain Olympic ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes by rejs7
Yeah. It's so weird how people are incapable of nuance when it comes to this. It's very "us vs them".
-orcam- t1_j9eph0r wrote
Reply to comment by Bagel_Ballingall in UK calls on IOC to maintain Olympic ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes by rejs7
You can't just invade places because they aren't a democracy.
dumptrump3 t1_j9el7op wrote
Why does Tiger have to when Vijay and Phil didn’t?
GroundhogBoy t1_j9ej09g wrote
Tiger's tampons aren't nearly as offensive as what LIV golf is: a cheap pass-through from the Saudi government to Trump's bank account for services rendered.
WellHotPotOfCoffee t1_j9fkk8e wrote
Reply to comment by Bagel_Ballingall in UK calls on IOC to maintain Olympic ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes by rejs7
Wars should never be started because of political frameworks. Democracy, although on paper the fairest division of power when done correctly, it is arguably not a suitable model for every country, and most certainly should never be forcefully pushed upon a country.