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> 3rd world tier corruption and fraud Yeah, 1st world tier corruption doesn't take just one life, it fakes Weapons of Mass Destruction photos in the 3rd world

> 3rd world tier corruption and fraud Yeah, 1st world tier corruption doesn't take just one life, it fakes Weapons of Mass Destruction photos in the 3rd world to falsely justify the killing of hundreds of thousands and the disruption of the lives of millions.

ajsnigrutin 4y ago
If you're talking about the Iraq war, this was one of the most disapointing things the west ever did... i mean... I totally expected them to "accidentaly" find something with a CNN crew just randomly being there.. like one of those "we just 'liberated' this iraqi building, here camera crews, you can go inside with us, so we all look in the basement together, who knows what's in there, might be barrels of radioactive fuel, that we totally didn't put there ourselves, promise!", and not even that... But somehow, american still speak about "fighting for freedom" and act as if they're the "good guys", while they go and destroy another middle eastern country.
- _gabe_ 4y ago
  > When the president ultimately decided that the Iraqi regime must be ousted by force, he was influenced by five key factors: > 1) Saddam was a threat to U.S. interests before 9/11....He had developed WMD and used chemical weapons fatally against Iran and Iraqi Kurds. Iraq's official press issued statements praising the 9/11 attacks on the U.S. > 2) The threat of renewed aggression by Saddam was more troubling and urgent after 9/11. > 3) To contain the threat from Saddam, all reasonable means short of war had been tried unsuccessfully for a dozen years. > 4) While there were large risks involved in a war, the risks of leaving Saddam in power were even larger. The U.S. and British pilots patrolling the no-fly zones were routinely under enemy fire, and a larger confrontation – over Kuwait again or some other issue – appeared virtually certain to arise And probably the biggest factor: > 5) America after 9/11 had a lower tolerance for such dangers. But let's just ignore history and claim that there was no other impetus for war other than making accusations that turned out to be false. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121504452359324921 https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121504452359324921
  - mike50 4y ago
    Provide a real source. WSJ has no credibility.

ajsnigrutin 4y ago

If you're talking about the Iraq war, this was one of the most disapointing things the west ever did... i mean... I totally expected them to "accidentaly" find something with a CNN crew just randomly being there.. like one of those "we just 'liberated' this iraqi building, here camera crews, you can go inside with us, so we all look in the basement together, who knows what's in there, might be barrels of radioactive fuel, that we totally didn't put there ourselves, promise!", and not even that... But somehow, american still speak about "fighting for freedom" and act as if they're the "good guys", while they go and destroy another middle eastern country.

_gabe_ 4y ago
> When the president ultimately decided that the Iraqi regime must be ousted by force, he was influenced by five key factors: > 1) Saddam was a threat to U.S. interests before 9/11....He had developed WMD and used chemical weapons fatally against Iran and Iraqi Kurds. Iraq's official press issued statements praising the 9/11 attacks on the U.S. > 2) The threat of renewed aggression by Saddam was more troubling and urgent after 9/11. > 3) To contain the threat from Saddam, all reasonable means short of war had been tried unsuccessfully for a dozen years. > 4) While there were large risks involved in a war, the risks of leaving Saddam in power were even larger. The U.S. and British pilots patrolling the no-fly zones were routinely under enemy fire, and a larger confrontation – over Kuwait again or some other issue – appeared virtually certain to arise And probably the biggest factor: > 5) America after 9/11 had a lower tolerance for such dangers. But let's just ignore history and claim that there was no other impetus for war other than making accusations that turned out to be false. https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121504452359324921 https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121504452359324921
- mike50 4y ago
  Provide a real source. WSJ has no credibility.