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melling ◴[] No.44088874[source]
$2 trillion for that war. Next time let’s cure cancer(s).

Correct, no one said it would be easy. True we would likely not have succeeded, but millions more would be cancer survivors.

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motorest ◴[] No.44088989[source]
> $2 trillion for that war. Next time let’s cure cancer(s).

Aren't there any positive tradeoffs in overthrowing the likes of Saddam Hussein?

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1. agent281 ◴[] No.44089238[source]
Maybe? But it destabilized the Middle East, caused the migrant crisis in Europe, the migrant crisis caused a rise in right wing movements in Europe, it caused the rise of ISIS (lots of Iraqi ex-military), ISIS was involved in the the civil war in Syria, it caused a loss of faith in the American government, created a generation of disillusioned combat vets, so on and so forth.

I really think we're still recovering from the damage caused by Bush administration.

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2. i80and ◴[] No.44090943[source]
Are we recovering? The knock-on damage you list seems to be accelerating if anything.
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3. agent281 ◴[] No.44092018[source]
Fair enough!