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Will libs have a collective realization about Ukraine like they did with Iraq or will they stay stubborn in it forever? (hexbear.net)
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I think a material difference between Iraq (v2 anyway) and Ukraine is that they can keep doing the "well Russia was the aggressor" thing indefinitely even if the reality is more complicated.

also yes obviously some libs are still stubborn about Iraq, the worst ones, but for the most part its generally agreed that the Iraq War was a bad thing.

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[โ€“] Awoo@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Like with Vietnam, a lot of the Iraq rhetoric is centered on the american soldiers who were killed and maimed.

Even when they oppose war, it's backed by nationalist reasons.

[โ€“] readmore@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's the same with the "forgotten war" (Korea). The tragedy there isn't the slaughter in Korea but the fact that US vets don't get the same societal admiration that WW2 or Vietnam vets do ๐Ÿ˜ข .