r/WhitePeopleTwitter May 26 '23

Something something SiLeNt MaJoRiTy

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u/SaltChildhood7 May 26 '23

And 2004 was only because we were in the middle of a war

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u/_userclone May 26 '23

An illegitimate war started by the “winner” of the 2000 election, even.

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u/SaltChildhood7 May 26 '23

Yes - in hindsight. But at that time 2003, we were bent on destroying and revenge

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u/_userclone May 26 '23

Many of us wanted more (read: any) proof that Saddam had WMDs before launching a full-scale invasion.

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u/SaltChildhood7 May 26 '23

That is when Powell trotted out the little vial of all purpose flour at the UN. Such a farce.

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u/Jfunkyfonk May 27 '23

Not in hindsight. Prior to 2020 the protests to the Iraq invasion were the largest ever in the US. Stop being a revisionist.

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u/kingjoey52a May 27 '23

And voted for by the vast majority in Congress.

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u/_userclone May 27 '23

Yup. They are all culpable.