And I'm arguing that the USA _has_ invaded other nations and left them worse for the wear. Like Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. You're right this isn't whatabouti

And I'm arguing that the USA _has_ invaded other nations and left them worse for the wear. Like Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. You're right this isn't whataboutism, it's more like sanctions "for thee but not for me". The USA manufactured a flimsy reason to send boots on the ground to Iraq and Afghanistan, much like Russia manufactured a flimsy reason to send boots to the ground in Ukraine. There _were_ massive domestic protests over it. And yet the US did it and received no international censure. The "next time the USA invades I welcome ... [sanctions]" is a flimsy argument; the world has shown that sanctions don't apply when the US invades.