[recuter]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Iraq_War

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_support_for_Iraq...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saddam_Hussein

Life is complicated.

P.S. - I did not support the Iraq war in 2003 or now. Just cognizant of how such things unfurl beyond the trendy self-flagellation.

[mardifoufs]

Everything you listed is just a deflection. You realize the US supported and enabled iraq in the iraq iran war? So why bring it up as to imply it's the reason behind the invasion of 2003?

And yes sure, I guess russians that oppose the aggression war on ukraine are just indulging in self flagelation too.

[swatcoder]

All of history unfurls upon itself forever.

It doesn’t really change that individuals/groups/governments/nations deescalate tension and demonstrate integrity by holding themselves accountable.

[recuter]

It doesn't really change that because that doesn't really happen. It doesn't happen because one conflict flows into the next as they are all part of the larger game. These things don't happen in a vacuum.