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There is more than the most recent Iraq war. There is Vietnam (Gulf of Tonkin) and the Spanish-American War (USS Maine sabotage). Several others. It's not disi
by throwawaycuriou 5y ago
There is more than the most recent Iraq war. There is Vietnam (Gulf of Tonkin) and the Spanish-American War (USS Maine sabotage). Several others.
It's not disingenous and it's not discrediting _any_ future allegation, but to appropriately raise the threshold before belief.
- bradford 5y agoEverything you said would be true if today's accusations were a pretext for armed conflict, but I don't believe we've reached that level of escalation. Do you? Accordingly, I don't find comparison to prior wars helpful for discussion. Obviously opinions here may differ...
- throwawaycuriou 5y agoI do not expect that even if there was truth to the matter that war would be a direct consequence. I agree that citing historical false pretexts for war reduces the surface for debate of the validity of allegations of state-sponsored cybercrime. I should not have contributed in this manner. My apologies.