Well, come on Pootie Poot worshippers here on F.R. - defend this.
Wow. The very next post answered you. It’s almost like you summoned a demon!
I won't defend this.
However, if it's in the New York Times, it's a narrative. People here regularly denounce the NYT yet some willing believe what they write about this war without question.
The NYT is essentially the newspaper of globalism and it has been for decades.