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by voyager1 1117 days ago
What is your opinion on these claims? I am looking for trustful resources to get an objective overview of the issue. I am generally an optimist and I believe these wars were started with good intentions. The article's narrative is like the people in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and Pakistan would be better off if US didn't intervene. I don't really believe that. Do you have any good objective resources on these matters?
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> The article's narrative is like the people in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and Pakistan would be better off if US didn't intervene.

What would be your opinion if another country decided to invade the USA because they think they can put a better government? Let's say, Europe decides to invade USA and enforce a minimal 15 days paid holidays per year.

>I am generally an optimist and I believe these wars were started with good intentions

That seems well past the bounds of optimism. Was there anything approaching consensus in the intelligence community that Iraq was even meaningfully related to 9/11?

The way you said it, I guess not. Quick Google says that Bush though they had weapons of mass destructions, but they were never found. What are you implying is the real reason behind Iraqi war? Did US benefit anyhow from Iraqi war?
Them being suspected of having weapons of mass destruction is hardly sufficient cause for war. There are, after all, many countries that we know for sure have them.