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The invasion of Iraq was a turning point on to a path that led towards Ukraine

Posted by tealblue
Tags: politics, iraq, ukraine, usa, law.international, geopolitics, war, iraq war, history, 2000s, relations.international, opinion, author.peter beaumont, source.the guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/19/2003-iraq-invasion-legacy-west-international-law-ukraine

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Authors
Peter Beaumont
Published
Mar 19 2023
Word count
1030 words

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    tealblue
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    I'm of the conviction that, for the post-WWII world order to survive, the US must apologize for the lies and senseless civilian deaths that went into the Iraq war. We gave the world trust issues...

    I'm of the conviction that, for the post-WWII world order to survive, the US must apologize for the lies and senseless civilian deaths that went into the Iraq war. We gave the world trust issues and allowed a landscape of moral nihilism to develop.

    5 votes
    1. skybrian
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      Which countries have trust issues that an apology could fix? Seems like it’s not that easy.

      Which countries have trust issues that an apology could fix? Seems like it’s not that easy.

      10 votes
  3. streblo
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    Strange to think how different this world might look if 9/11 didn’t happen or was prevented. (Not trying to say that 9/11 justified the Iraq War at any level).

    Strange to think how different this world might look if 9/11 didn’t happen or was prevented.

    (Not trying to say that 9/11 justified the Iraq War at any level).

    2 votes