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It's amazing how Russian missiles have been bombing Kiev for a year now and I still see these "but neither side is perfect" takes from Westerners. Can we just agree that invading countries is always bad (yes, when the US does it as well) and move on?

It’s not “always” bad. Some invasions are humanitarian, such as Vietnam invading Cambodia. Sure they could have let pol pot commit further genocide and let things take their natural course.

The world is ruled by realpolitik. It’s not back and white. Sometimes you make alliances with the bad guys and that sometimes turns out okay and other times it’s the predictable disaster.

> What is wrong with advocating for peace?

Advocating for peace while an invasion is ongoing = advocating for the invader.

The worst of it, Russians haven't just invaded and called it a day, they doing horrible things to Ukrainians on the occupied territories.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/02/kherson-tortur...

It's actually the definition of the "pro" word.