To be fair "look what you made me do" is actually often pretty close to the mark when it comes to geopolitical rationales. For a start, it was an excuse for WW

To be fair "look what you made me do" is actually often pretty close to the mark when it comes to geopolitical rationales. For a start, it was an excuse for WWII ("we don't want to invade Czechoslovakia but we've been pushed to it by the iniquity of Versailles"). And then the nuclear arms race on both sides ("we're only building missiles because you are"). And Afghanistan/Iraq ("you left us no choice/this is for your own benefit"). When you're getting into a war it's usually a good idea for a leader to blame the other guy for the cost and damage. It doesn't make it right, it's just that along with "nuh uh not touching you", "they started it" and "stop hitting yourself", it's a common pattern to see.