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[–] SlayGuevara@lemmygrad.ml 26 points 6 days ago (6 children)

Wild that Western media and politics all blame Iran for leaving the nuclear talks while they didn't do that

Is this what the Irak wat build up was like?

[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 6 days ago

pretty close, though the am*rican public isn't as bloodthirsty this time
in 2003 like 9/11 yankees were baying for Saddam's blood

[–] i_c_b_m@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 6 days ago

Very similar. I was thinking about it earlier so I listened to the intro skit to S1 Blowback and it added a new layer of comedy

[–] porcupine@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 6 days ago

Is this what the Irak war build up was like?

Yes. (CW: David Frum)

[–] davel@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 6 days ago

Chris Hedges: War Deja Vu | The lies told to ignite the war with Iraq have been resurrected to ignite a war with Iran. The assessments of intelligence agencies and international bodies are dismissed, replaced by hallucinations.

[–] Commiejones@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 6 days ago

sorta, it was slower. The politicians would tell each lie for a few days to a week. The buildup took months. They also coordinated their lies with other nations so they would repeat the talking points instead of the euros just ad libbing shit like "Iran cannot have a nuke" and "israel has a right to protect itself."

And the us was sure to tell the lies before they started bombing.