Understanding the War in Ukraine

Re:Understanding the War in Ukraine by wolf550e on Friday February 25, 2022 @04:24AM (#30465291)

The worst thing about the US invasion of Iraq is the civilian casualties of the war, occupation and political instability that followed. But the 2nd worst thing about the US invasion of Iraq is that it is indefensible. This weakens the US position on other conflicts, where the US position is just.

Anyway, any German that is in favor of the Russian border moving closer to Germany is an idiot, and possibly too stupid and ignorant to be helped.

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Re:Understanding the War in Ukraine by roca on Friday February 25, 2022 @05:57AM (#30465899)

I basically agree, except the US invasion of Iraq is far more defensible than the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The USA got rid of a really bad dictator in Iraq. Ukraine's government was democratically elected and much better.

The USA did not annex Iraq (directly or by proxy), take Iraq's oil or establish permanent military bases in Iraq. Putin has explicitly said he sees Ukraine as part of a new Russian empire.

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Re:Understanding the War in Ukraine by wolf550e on Friday February 25, 2022 @01:28PM (#30470459)

Let's assume the US had better intentions toward Iraq than Putin has towards Ukraine. But the people of Iraq are not thankful for the results of the US invasion. It did not bring peace and prosperity to Iraq.

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