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[–] ShampocalypseWOW 1 point -1 points 0 points (+0|-1) ago
The fact that it was started by a Republican is irrelevant. Obama has started many wars, as did Clinton.
The Iraq War was an aggressive war based on lies made by the highest offices of power. That's bad.
It created a rallying cause for Islamic extremists around the world, making terrorist and Islamism worse everywhere. That's bad.
It got thousands of Americans killed and wounded. That's bad.
It got thousands of innocent Iraqis killed and wounded. That's bad.
It destroyed the infrastructure of Iraq, guaranteeing that the country will remain poor and thus vulnerable to Islamic extremism and domination by foreign powers. That's bad.
It provided a training ground for terrorists who could then export their skills and violent ideology around the world. That's bad.
It didn't actually provide any real democracy to Iraq, and democracy isn't what the Iraqis needed in the first place. That's bad.
It cost a shit load of money and made our military much weaker and demoralized. That's bad.
I could go on.
So you admit your initial question wasn't an honest one at all. Or are you just so retarded that you make up straw-man arguments against people whose ideology you know nothing about?
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[–] ShampocalypseWOW ago (edited ago)
What the fuck are you talking about you dumbcuck?? You telling me what I believe now, huh bitch? Eat a dick.