Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, shuts down internet

Re:Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, s... by elboru on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @08:01PM (#21142132)

I usually hear this kind of statement, is it really that simple? Aren’t there other geopolitical interests from the strongest economy in the world?

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Re:Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, s... by quaquaqua1 on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @08:18PM (#21142256)

I'm sure we could make the argument that "if the US doesn't invade x country then China/Russia will".

But for me, I just focus on the outcomes, not the motives. If Lockheed Martin and Booz Allen Hamilton and Raydeon shareholders are making 100k or 1m or more, and hundreds of thousands of civilians are dying, those are two cold hard facts that can't be ignored.

Either the ends justify the means or they don't, in the eyes of the beholder.

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Re:Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, s... by alchemism on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @08:35PM (#21142385)

A still-relevant classic analysis of US military-commercial ventures: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Is_a_Racket

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Re:Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, s... by CapricornNoble on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @10:33PM (#21143018)

One of the most distinguished veterans of the Marine Corps, and simultaneously one of the only Marine generals to NEVER feature on the Commandant's Reading List. I love posing that question to junior Marines as introspective food for thought.

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Re:Iraq blocks Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram, s... by noelsusman on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @09:52PM (#21142811)

It's not remotely that simple.

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