> If terrorists didn't kill thousands of Americans on 9/11, those wars don't happen, so you'd have to say 9/11 started it. The narrative to push the war on Ira

> If terrorists didn't kill thousands of Americans on 9/11, those wars don't happen, so you'd have to say 9/11 started it. The narrative to push the war on Iraq largely also revolved around "WMDs" while the legality of the war still remains debatable. > Ironically, the world had less combat deaths worldwide than ever during those two wars I wouldn't measure peace just by number of deaths, but even if we were to do so, it is also worth taking into account the increased security measures and the less freedom we have to prevent deaths.