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Re:The Backdoor That Keeps Russian Oil Flowing into Europe by IAmEveryone on Sunday April 10, 2022 @05:24AM (#30975574)
I vehemently disagree with the (second) invasion of Iraq, but pretending it's the same to step in when some dictator has torture as a favorite hobby as it is to invade a peaceful and happy democracy is taking the cynicism a bit too far. Afghanistan & the 1990 Iraqi war were entirely legitimate for obvious reasons.
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Re:The Backdoor That Keeps Russian Oil Flowing into Europe by ElectricalUnion on Sunday April 10, 2022 @12:56PM (#30978980)
> obvious reasons.

"I don't like those countries and they're angry with me".

I guess that puts any invasion as justifiable.

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Re:The Backdoor That Keeps Russian Oil Flowing into Europe by IAmEveryone on Sunday April 10, 2022 @06:28PM (#30982359)
Aehm, no! Afghanistan was a reaction to 9/11, since the ruling Taliban had been accomodating and supporting Al Quaeda. The first (or second, depending on how you're counting) Gulf War started with Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait.
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