“It’s not nation-building. We are assisting them in building their nation.”
This is a stupid joke: I almost thought Mr. Rubio was an atheist until the flying spaghetti hit the wall.
What? I said it was stupid, but when it comes to rhetorical innovation, randomly sticking clauses together with no regard for their functional compatibility is also pretty damn stupid.
Ladies and gentlemen, Marco Rubio.
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Walker, Hunter. “Marco Rubio just made another confusing comment about his Middle East policy”. Business Insider. 4 June 2015.
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