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minus-squareDiva (she/her)linkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoI would say that Israel was the foothold, Saddam used to be the US’s ‘guy’ until he wasn’t and the Iraq war was a bunch of criminal opportunists seizing on an opportunity to invade and loot a country with a flimsy pretext.
minus-square💚🌲💙⭐⭐Romulus / Keith 🌹🍺✌⚽@mastodon.cloudlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoAlbeit, there are theories that a foothold presence was part of the motivation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationale_for_the_Iraq_War#Establishing_long-term_Middle_East_military_presence
I would say that Israel was the foothold, Saddam used to be the US’s ‘guy’ until he wasn’t and the Iraq war was a bunch of criminal opportunists seizing on an opportunity to invade and loot a country with a flimsy pretext.
Albeit, there are theories that a foothold presence was part of the motivation.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationale_for_the_Iraq_War#Establishing_long-term_Middle_East_military_presence