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In reply to the discussion: Time to Come Home, Edward Snowden, and Stop Hiding Behind a Corrupt Regime [View all]cui bono
(19,926 posts)That is exactly why he is stuck there. He was seeking asylum elsewhere but can no longer travel out of Russia due to having had his passport revoked by the US govt. Had they not done so, he could have gotten asylum and traveled to another country. Therefore, he is stuck in Russia because the US govt revoked his passport, not because he fled there. Because if his passport hadn't been revoked he could've left, even though he traveled there. To call it fleeing there is disingenuous as he had never planned on staying there. He originally fled to Hong Kong.
I love how it's always the lost souls who have to add that smarmy little retort to try to make themselves right about something. That's not how it works. If you make a valid point you don't actually need to do that.