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Which of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Iran were fought to maintain US status?
by airstrike 5mo ago
Which of the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Iran were fought to maintain US status?
- margalabargala 5mo agoAll of them. Afghanistan as a response to 9/11, Iraq as a regional power flex and entrenchment. The first certainly preserved US status more than letting 9/11 go unanswered, the second to remove a hostile regional power and replace it with a friendlier government. Now in Iran, the intention was to repeat Venezuela and effect regime change in a hostile country, bolstering America's military status. Whether these wars have the effect they intend is beside the point; you're asking why they were fought, not whether they resulted in "Mission Accomplished".