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Death of Michael Ledeen, maker of the phony case for the invasion of Iraq

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93 points nabla9 | 1 comments | 25 May 25 07:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.328s | source
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stormfather ◴[25 May 25 16:24 UTC] No.44088898[source]▶
I've never understood what the real reason we invaded was. I just know it wasn't what we said, or oil.
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Synaesthesia ◴[25 May 25 16:52 UTC] No.44089058[source]▶
It's imperialism. The US has traditionally dominated the Middle East region and it's big enemy is independence and nationalism. It wants countries that are willing to obey. So they made an example of a disobedient country, which may set an example for others if successful.
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1. jemmyw ◴[26 May 25 05:26 UTC] No.44094235[source]▶
> The US has traditionally dominated the Middle East

Not really and not for long enough to say traditionally. It's way more traditional for the British and French to be poking their noses into the region.