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I agree that in this decade the invasion was unexpected. I couldn't believe it either until I read up on the history of the region. In the 2000s, many nations

by argsll 4y ago

I agree that in this decade the invasion was unexpected. I couldn't believe it either until I read up on the history of the region. In the 2000s, many nations (including Ukraine!) supported the second Iraq war that was motivated by the known false accusation of WMD presence in Iraq: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_of_the_willing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coalition_of_the_willing

yesenadam 4y ago
> In the 2000s, many nations (including Ukraine!) supported the second Iraq war The leaders supported it, but I'm not sure the people in those nations did. The protests were huge and worldwide, even before the invasion started. This page makes inspiring reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_the_Iraq_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protests_against_the_Iraq_War