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		jopsen 27 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strik... That was different. There was an ultimatum, there was a coalition. Yes, the recreational wars were dumb, wrong, illegal and just all around bad ideas. But there was a solid attempt at giving them legitimacy. This matters.

ideashower 26 days ago [–]

You’re describing how Iraq was sold, not why it was justified.

jopsen 26 days ago | [–]

Oh, I wouldn't want to justify it ;)

But the fact that it had to be sold was probably a good thing.

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