Oh the hypocrisy!

[gipper]

The hypocrisy exhibited by some Americans over Putin’s invasion is truly mind numbing. How can they be so ignorant?

Chris Hedges: Worthy and Unworthy Victims​

Dividing the world into worthy and unworthy victims is a tactic used to justify our crimes and demonize our enemies. Conflicts will not be solved until all nations abide by international law and all victims are deemed worthy.​

The rank hypocrisy is stunning. Some of the same officials that orchestrated the invasion of Iraq, who under international law are war criminals for carrying out a preemptive war, are now chastising Russia for its violation of international law. The US bombing campaign of Iraqi urban centers, called “Shock and Awe,” saw the dropping of 3,000 bombs on civilian areas that killed over 7,000 noncombatants in the first two months of the war. Russia has yet to go to this extreme.

“I have argued that when you invade a sovereign nation, that is a war crime,” a FOX News host said (with a straight face) recently to Condoleezza Rice, who served as Bush’s National Security adviser during the Iraq War.

“It is certainly against every principle of international law and international order and that is why throwing the book at them now in terms of economic sanctions and punishments is also a part of it,” Rice said. “And I think the world is there. Certainly, NATO is there. He’s managed to unite NATO in ways that I didn’t think I would ever see after the end of the Cold War.”

Rice inadvertently made a case for why she should be put on trial with the rest of Bush’s enablers. She famously justified the invasion of Iraq by stating: “The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly he can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don’t want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.”
Chris Hedges: Worthy and Unworthy Victims

 

[pknopp]

I've been saying this since the whole issue started up. Just think if the world had started enacting sanctions on the U.S. when we invaded Iraq.........Syria........etc.

(they should have)

 

[petro]

 

[Baron Von Murderpaws]

Sanctions are nothing but empty threats.

I mean, seriously.........Netflix, McDonalds, and Dunkin Donuts pulling out of Russia.......who fucking cares. That just means Russians will eat better and not have fucking hypocritical boring garbage to watch. All the better for THEM!

Putin couldn't give a rats ass, he's in control of the government. Putin will just make Russia a self-reliant nation again......which is probably his goal. Shove out the western cancers.

 

[ColonelAngus]

Biden is President, so the media will rimjob anything he does.

 

[1srelluc]

What is so ironic to me is that commie dems and gop neocons have found them some common ground.....Figures as both are pretty much on the wrong side of everything.

 

[Manonthestreet]

I've been saying this since the whole issue started up. Just think if the world had started enacting sanctions on the U.S. when we invaded Iraq.........Syria........etc.

(they should have)

Gee did we go into Iraq alone.......and remind me what precipitated our entry

 

[gipper]

What is so ironic to me is that commie dems and gop neocons have found them some common ground.....Figures as both are pretty much on the wrong side of everything.

They’ve always had common ground with war.

 

[gipper]

Gee did we go into Iraq alone.......and remind me what precipitated our entry

W’s lies.

 

[AlexanderPK]

Biden is President, so the media will rimjob anything he does.

You really have these fancy words for the even fancier phenomena consenting adults in a conventional culture couldn't for the love of them imagine exist, don't you? Awesome!!!

 

[Manonthestreet]

W’s lies.

Gulf War 1...... and say why didnt we leave all our equipment there

 

[ColonelAngus]

W’s lies.

Not just W, the entire admin…including “intelligence”.

They lied to spend trillions for the MIC and to rebuild Iraq.

It is a multi trillion dollar grift.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Not just W, the entire admin…including “intelligence”.

They lied to spend trillions for the MIC and to rebuild Iraq.

It is a multi trillion dollar grift.

Once more slowly....Gulf war 1 cause if you please

 

[pknopp]

Gee did we go into Iraq alone.......and remind me what precipitated our entry

Lies.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Lies.

See there arent many honest people here.....once more slowly....Gulf War One....what was the cause

 

[pknopp]

See there arent many honest people here.....once more slowly....Gulf War One....what was the cause

You are the one being dishonest. You understood what I said. Even at that, the first one has many questions that will likely never get answered.

When you arm and support someone in one war you can't really expect that they won't think you wouldn't support them in the next.

 

[SweetSue92]

The hypocrisy exhibited by some Americans over Putin’s invasion is truly mind numbing. How can they be so ignorant?

Chris Hedges: Worthy and Unworthy Victims​

Dividing the world into worthy and unworthy victims is a tactic used to justify our crimes and demonize our enemies. Conflicts will not be solved until all nations abide by international law and all victims are deemed worthy.​

The rank hypocrisy is stunning. Some of the same officials that orchestrated the invasion of Iraq, who under international law are war criminals for carrying out a preemptive war, are now chastising Russia for its violation of international law. The US bombing campaign of Iraqi urban centers, called “Shock and Awe,” saw the dropping of 3,000 bombs on civilian areas that killed over 7,000 noncombatants in the first two months of the war. Russia has yet to go to this extreme.

“I have argued that when you invade a sovereign nation, that is a war crime,” a FOX News host said (with a straight face) recently to Condoleezza Rice, who served as Bush’s National Security adviser during the Iraq War.

“It is certainly against every principle of international law and international order and that is why throwing the book at them now in terms of economic sanctions and punishments is also a part of it,” Rice said. “And I think the world is there. Certainly, NATO is there. He’s managed to unite NATO in ways that I didn’t think I would ever see after the end of the Cold War.”

Rice inadvertently made a case for why she should be put on trial with the rest of Bush’s enablers. She famously justified the invasion of Iraq by stating: “The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly he can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don’t want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.”
Chris Hedges: Worthy and Unworthy Victims

Mmmm, yes, but this is also like arguing about a man who robbed a bank without considering the motivation to do so. Did he rob the bank because his children were starving? Or did he rob a bank because he had drug money to pay up?

In either case a crime was committed and a better decision should have been made. But we have juries and judges because automatic sentences are not just.

 

[Manonthestreet]

You are the one being dishonest. You understood what I said. Even at that, the first one has many questions that will likely never get answered.

When you arm and support someone in one war you can't really expect that they won't think you wouldn't support them in the next.

See you still are averse to the truth.

 

[Rogue AI]

Gee did we go into Iraq alone.......and remind me what precipitated our entry

Organized crime is OK, lone criminal is bad. Wow.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Organized crime is OK, lone criminal is bad. Wow.

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