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True Dough

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28. Why are we jumping to military intervention?

Reply to zaj (Original post)

Sun Aug 25, 2019, 08:51 AM

Aug 2019

Has an economic package been offered? The Brazilian people have elected a pro-development president. That is the will of the majority of voters. It seems to me that if the rest of the world values the Brazilian rain forest then we better be prepared to ante up financially to keep it. If Brazil gets more money to preserve it than to destroy it, that incentive would likely do the trick, don't you think?

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Would you support US military action to save the Amazon? [View all] zaj Aug 2019 OP

Apparently, Brazil has decided to send their troop. Here's link. Hoyt Aug 2019 #1

Would we support a foreign country's intervention here in the US to stop cattle farming? NightWatcher Aug 2019 #2

We absolutely can do something... zaj Aug 2019 #7

There is no lawful authority we could site to intervene. wasupaloopa Aug 2019 #30

What about MontanaMama Aug 2019 #3

This. Control-Z Aug 2019 #6

The imagined scenario is that... zaj Aug 2019 #8

The answer we give now may not be the one we we wished for when the Amazon is gone and we all feel Doodley Aug 2019 #4

Yep zaj Aug 2019 #9

Pre-emptive military attacks should be out of the question - though Bolsonazi should still be ousted sandensea Aug 2019 #5

No Falcata Aug 2019 #10

Again, this assumes a Brazil unwilling to stop it. zaj Aug 2019 #12

Because Brazil is setting the fires in the first place Sgent Aug 2019 #25

Fuck preemptive war. (n/t) Iggo Aug 2019 #11

Would killing off 20% of the world's oxygen be... zaj Aug 2019 #13

Fuck. Preemptive. War. Iggo Aug 2019 #14

Not even trying... zaj Aug 2019 #20

Also, I owe you an apology. Iggo Aug 2019 #21

What on Earth do you think a foreign military (that is, us) can do against wildfire? Hekate Aug 2019 #15

I would support the US discussing the reality of Climate Change with Brazil. spanone Aug 2019 #16

With Trump as potus? Hekate Aug 2019 #17

it's as hypothetical as the original question spanone Aug 2019 #18

Hellfire missiles and WP aren't exactly nice to forests Recursion Aug 2019 #19

Because the Amazon acts as the planet's "lungs" Crunchy Frog Aug 2019 #22

Hell no! Polybius Aug 2019 #23

We could just BUY IT HAB911 Aug 2019 #24

Agreed. Is this out of the question? mainer Aug 2019 #27

I think it would be quite the investment for a "corporation" HAB911 Aug 2019 #29

So, maybe we need to allow forests to grow back in the east, greymattermom Aug 2019 #26

Why are we jumping to military intervention? True Dough Aug 2019 #28

This is a thought experiment... zaj Aug 2019 #32

This isn't just about global warming and climate change. democratisphere Aug 2019 #31