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It’s 2006. The President has embroiled us in an unpopular war in the Middle East and has lied about it. It’s 2026. The President has embroiled us in an unpopul

It’s 2006. The President has embroiled us in an unpopular war in the Middle East and has lied about it. It’s 2026. The President has embroiled us in an unpopular war in the Middle East and has lied about it.

jMyles 15d ago
Notably, the US is on precisely the opposite side of the conflict in 2026 compared to 2006. To put it differently: its stated allies are direct lineal political and military descendants of the parties who were ostensibly its enemies in 2006, including Al-Qaeda / Jabhat Al-Nusra.
- tessierashpool 15d ago
  This is par for the course for US foreign policy in the region. There's even (disputed) allegations that Bush Sr funneled money and weapons to bin Laden in opposition to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. If true, the big 2006 enemy was a 1986 ally.
  - thenthenthen 15d ago
    Disputed by who? “Operation Cyclone was one of the longest and most expensive covert CIA operations ever undertaken”[1] [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cyclone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cyclone I also recommend the book “The Great War for Civilisation” by Robert Fisk
    - jMyles 15d ago
      > Disputed by who? Yeah, I was gonna say, as conspiracy theories go, this one is pretty much in the books at this point. Fuck man, Tom Hanks stars in a movie about it; that's about as mainstream as it gets.
- Enginerrrd 15d ago
  That’s… hilariously not exactly new either. It can be said that our enemies and allies in 2006 were the almost exact opposite of the conflict in the 1980’s when we were funding the afghan mujahideen to fight the soviets. So theoretically in another 20-30 years we can take a guess at who we’ll be fighting.
  - PorciiVorbesc 15d ago
    >So theoretically in another 20-30 years we can take a guess at who we’ll be fighting Canada?
    - ceejayoz 15d ago
      There's some, uh, precedent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Washington https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Washington
- throwme_123 15d ago
  Have you never been at school?
- throw310822 15d ago
  Seems exactly on the same side to me- Netanyahu was the one that pushed most for the US invasion of Iraq: "Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel [...] also visited Washington in late 2002 to lobby for the invasion of Iraq. Apparently referring to testimony on the Middle East that Mr. Netanyahu delivered to Congress on Sept. 12, 2002, when he was a private citizen, Mr. Kerry told the House Foreign Affairs Committee, “The prime minister, as you will recall, was profoundly forward-leaning and outspoken about the importance of invading Iraq under George W. Bush, and we all know what happened with that decision.” Video of Mr. Netanyahu’s 2002 remarks — in which he said “I think the choice of Iraq is a good choice, it’s the right choice” https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/26/world/middleeast/kerry-reminds-congress-netanyahu-advised-us-to-invade-iraq.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/26/world/middleeast/kerry-re...
dfxm12 15d ago
It's 2016. Candidate Trump rails on Bush and his decision to get involved in Iraq. He's not just a liar. He sold out his country.
- fhdkweig 15d ago
  I can't find the citation, but I vaguely recall him saying that if Kamala Harris was elected, she would start a war with Iran.
  - ceejayoz 15d ago
    He said it a bunch of times about Obama. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/6-times-trump-said-obama-202633373.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/6-times-trump-said-obama...
throw0101a 15d ago
> The President has embroiled us in an unpopular war in the Middle East and has lied about it. The Republican President has embroiled us in an unpopular war in the Middle East and has lied about it.
- cocacola1 15d ago
  Fair point.

jMyles 15d ago

Notably, the US is on precisely the opposite side of the conflict in 2026 compared to 2006. To put it differently: its stated allies are direct lineal political and military descendants of the parties who were ostensibly its enemies in 2006, including Al-Qaeda / Jabhat Al-Nusra.

tessierashpool 15d ago
This is par for the course for US foreign policy in the region. There's even (disputed) allegations that Bush Sr funneled money and weapons to bin Laden in opposition to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. If true, the big 2006 enemy was a 1986 ally.
- thenthenthen 15d ago
  Disputed by who? “Operation Cyclone was one of the longest and most expensive covert CIA operations ever undertaken”[1] [1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cyclone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cyclone I also recommend the book “The Great War for Civilisation” by Robert Fisk
  - jMyles 15d ago
    > Disputed by who? Yeah, I was gonna say, as conspiracy theories go, this one is pretty much in the books at this point. Fuck man, Tom Hanks stars in a movie about it; that's about as mainstream as it gets.
Enginerrrd 15d ago
That’s… hilariously not exactly new either. It can be said that our enemies and allies in 2006 were the almost exact opposite of the conflict in the 1980’s when we were funding the afghan mujahideen to fight the soviets. So theoretically in another 20-30 years we can take a guess at who we’ll be fighting.
- PorciiVorbesc 15d ago
  >So theoretically in another 20-30 years we can take a guess at who we’ll be fighting Canada?
  - ceejayoz 15d ago
    There's some, uh, precedent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Washington https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_of_Washington
throwme_123 15d ago
Have you never been at school?
throw310822 15d ago
Seems exactly on the same side to me- Netanyahu was the one that pushed most for the US invasion of Iraq: "Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel [...] also visited Washington in late 2002 to lobby for the invasion of Iraq. Apparently referring to testimony on the Middle East that Mr. Netanyahu delivered to Congress on Sept. 12, 2002, when he was a private citizen, Mr. Kerry told the House Foreign Affairs Committee, “The prime minister, as you will recall, was profoundly forward-leaning and outspoken about the importance of invading Iraq under George W. Bush, and we all know what happened with that decision.” Video of Mr. Netanyahu’s 2002 remarks — in which he said “I think the choice of Iraq is a good choice, it’s the right choice” https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/26/world/middleeast/kerry-reminds-congress-netanyahu-advised-us-to-invade-iraq.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/26/world/middleeast/kerry-re...

dfxm12 15d ago

It's 2016. Candidate Trump rails on Bush and his decision to get involved in Iraq. He's not just a liar. He sold out his country.

fhdkweig 15d ago
I can't find the citation, but I vaguely recall him saying that if Kamala Harris was elected, she would start a war with Iran.
- ceejayoz 15d ago
  He said it a bunch of times about Obama. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/6-times-trump-said-obama-202633373.html https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/6-times-trump-said-obama...

throw0101a 15d ago

> The President has embroiled us in an unpopular war in the Middle East and has lied about it. The Republican President has embroiled us in an unpopular war in the Middle East and has lied about it.

cocacola1 15d ago
Fair point.