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[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They were perfectly fine with it over the past couple decades when it was helping keep them funded.

[–] authed@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago (5 children)
[–] lntl@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 years ago

The US pulled out

[–] regul@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

They're the government now and are funded through taxes, so they can afford to be truer to their own beliefs.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 years ago

The war ended. They always said it was a temporary measure to raise funds for their insurgency, and I guess they meant it.