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It's irrelevant in the scope of the discussion. Iraq '03 was wrong, and the current Russian invasion of a democratic country is wrong.

• igravious 5y ago
  > It's irrelevant in the scope of the discussion. 1. It was relevant to the point being made further up :- that is to say, on the world stage, might unfortunately makes right 2. You don't get to police the boundaries of what I choose to respond to. > Iraq '03 was wrong, and the current Russian invasion of a democratic country is wrong. Which was my point. Whether the US does it in Iraq, or Russia does it in Ukraine, or Saudi Arabia does it in Yemen[1][2], or Israel does it in Syria[3] Which is why I expect we'll see sanctions levied on Saudi Arabia and Israel any day now. [1] Saudi-led coalition strikes target Yemen capital after drone attack: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20220214-saudi-led-coalition-strikes-target-yemen-capital-after-drone-attack https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20220214-saudi-led-c... [2] The Saudi blockade on Yemen is a war crime, and only civilians suffer from it: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/05/24/the-saudi-blockade-on-yemen-is-a-war-crime-and-only-civilians-suffer-from-it/ https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/05/24/the-saudi-block... [2] Syria: Two civilians killed in Israeli attack near Damascus: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/7/syria-two-civilians-killed-in-israeli-strikes-near-damascus https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/7/syria-two-civilians-... “Since war broke out in Syria in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of air attacks inside the country, targeting government positions as well as allied Iran-backed forces and fighters of the Shia group Hezbollah.”