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> On the verge of the second Iraq invasion, on European TV, there was doubt about claims of WMD but a hint of oil and USA agenda. American TV at my friends hous
by rewmie 3y ago
> On the verge of the second Iraq invasion, on European TV, there was doubt about claims of WMD but a hint of oil and USA agenda. American TV at my friends house was rallying that Saddam and his regime must be ended immediately.
The two were not mutually exclusive.
- medo-bear 3y agopretention to adherence to international law is
- rewmie 3y agoCan you point exactly what you mean by international law? Because I think you're handwaving over something that does not exist, at least in the way you imply it does.
- whatwhaaaaat 3y agoInteresting. So what crimes then would putin be guilty of over the Ukraine war?
- rewmie 3y ago> Interesting. So what crimes then would putin be guilty of over the Ukraine war? If you're honestly interested on the topic, I welcome you to Google the International Criminal Court's arrest warrant for Putin.
- whatwhaaaaat 3y agoAhhhh gotcha. So you see the us invasion of Iraq as totally ok but the Russian invasion of Ukraine as against the law. It is a little funny to see you question international law and then without missing a beat pivot to “check out the icc warrants.” Just know that at a non-negligible portion of the us is waking up to the utter nonsense.
- kelipso 3y agoFor future reference boys, you have to claim whataboutism before you reach this point in the conversation lol.
- whatwhaaaaat 3y agoI didn’t bring up Iraq here and the thread is about russia so exactly how this is <insert social media buzzword here> is escaping me.
- vkou 3y agoIt's generally illegal to invade other countries that aren't about to invade you[1]. There's quite a few heads of state who should be hauled out for trial at the Hague for doing just that. None of them will be. [1] Unless, of course, you're a permanent UNSC member. /s