19 years ago today the US launched its invasion into Iraq.
In the opening hours of 'Operation Iraqi Freedom', an indiscriminate bombing campaign pummeled the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, as part of a strategy that was called 'Shock and Awe'.
A day prior, on March 19, 2003, George W. Bush began his address by telling the American people that the US was in the process of "disarming" and demilitarizing Iraq. The goal was to "limit Saddam Hussein's ability to wage war" and free the Iraqi people.
Some have pointed out similarities between America's Iraq war and the Russian 'special military operation' in Ukraine to highlight current US hypocrisy. Whatever one makes of such comparisons, it should prompt reflection among both Americans and Russians, something which most Americans failed to do in the wake of the 'Global War on Terror'.
America's legacy is clear. Today, US troops remain on the ground in a conflict-ridden Iraq, where some 268,000 - 295,000 people were killed between 2003 and 2018.
I'm not saying Russia is the good guy here. But we Americans need to wake up to what is really going on and who has been running our government for a long time.
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