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Okay but 16 is less than half of 35

More seriously, they do have F-16s with robot brains. They're called Predators and they're terrifying, particularly when employed inside a defensive perimeter.

But they're not great at power projection. F-22s/35s are built for extended range.

None of the goals are mentioned, none of the organizations leaders are named, and there's no mention of when or how the author plans to

materially intervene against our government’s imperialist aggression by dismantling the embargo

I might be ignorant on this, but did DSA call these people out or apologize for their behavior?

Impossible to tell from this article

I don't think it's unreasonable to not focus on the drop-in-the-bucket level of material support

Then why fixate on the two members of a two dozen person delegation you've got beef with?

I don't see anything in this article about the next step in extending relief to Cuba. I don't even see a "follow my link to learn how to help us do X".

The impression I get from this article is that the visit was a mistake, the DSA International Committee won't be following up or doing anything like it again, and members should feel bad about even making this much of an effort.

Damn, you think buildings in Dubai carry insurance? I thought this was supposed to be the land of infinite ~~off-loading negative externalities onto marks and suckers while turning everything into a purely financialized revenue stream~~ freedom.

ancient history

It does, but I'm reading it as an outcropping of the fractured state of the returning committee membership.

I can't speak to what the International Committee facilitated, but I can say I've seen some off-shot of the delegation's visit via Noah Pasarán regarding the history of the embargo and its long term and most recent economic consequences. This is some of the most real and informative coverage of the Cuban Embargo I've had the opportunity to access, and I would consider this kind of outreach invaluable when attempting to shift views on our foreign policy.

To dismiss the efforts of the DSA participants as a whole seems shortsighted, as it appears more radicalized members of the delegation such as Noah continued to advocate for and send support to the country.

The article also seems to completely neglect that the DSA delegation brought 500 lbs of medical supplies to the island. Which seems like a bigger thing to crow about than two naysayers with shitty attitudes.

There's inevitably a take that amounts to "There's a secret shadowy organization behind the news article telling you the F-35 is bad, and its intentions are even worse!"

But the end result is a pedantic argument over some functionally unknowable question of which overpriced, badly engineered Pentagon vanity project is the biggest waste of money. Less MIC leg-humping and more "Um, aktuly, you've fallen for Pentagon 11D chess!" contrarianness.

I mean, singling these losers out is cool, but it seems weird to call out all of DSA for the ugly behavior of these two bad actors. After all, this is a statement coming from within DSA. Its not coming from the Cubans themselves. The fucking President took time to meet with them, which would seem to suggest Cuban organizers are largely supportive of these outreach efforts.

Giving these two tickets was a mistake. But organizing the trip, getting Americans to visit the island, and putting them face-to-face with a bonafide AES state leader should be a huge mark in DSA's favor.

I pop in to the Chapo discord and there's always at least one guy who is die-hard "Aktuly the F-35 is a really good program and the naysayers are just in the bag for the F-22, so you shouldn't listen to them."

Incidentally, I've also heard all the critics of Boeing are being paid by Airbus.

Texas electric fuckery. The gas power plants will collaborate to spike the price of electricity from the prevailing $15-30/Mwh up to $3000/Mwh during the hour of peak usage.