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Long shadow of US invasion of Iraq

March 14, 2023 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Guardian – Iraq war: 20 years on Long shadow of US invasion of Iraq still looms over international order Brown University’s Costs of War Project estimates that the taxpayer bill for post-9/11 US wars reached $8tn, representing a profound diversion from civilian spending. About 400,000 Iraqis died. Guardian – Iraq war: 20 years on

Posted in: History, Politics, Racism, Thinking about, This Day in History Tagged: Arab Spring, Bashar al-Assad, chaos, Condoleeza Rice, David Petraeus, de-Baathification, Gaddafi, George Bush, hubris, insurgency, invasion, Iraq, Iraqis, liberal interventionism, March 20 2003, Saddam, sanctions, Shia, Sunni, Tehran, Tony Blair, unilateralism, Vladimir Putin

Patrick Gathara – The final throes of the Trump presidency exposed America as the bad joke

November 15, 2020 by sergneri Leave a Comment

… and danger to the world it has certainly become In the Guardian, an essay by Patrick Gathara, a Kenyan political cartoonist, satirist and writer gives a timely and honest view of how Trump makes America look to the rest of the world. It is shameful and funny. The media did not feel it necessary … [Read more…]

Posted in: Ethical and green living, Politics, Racism, Thinking about, Trump Tagged: brash, downright stupid, Election, entitled, Iraq, overconfident, Rich, satire, schadenfreude, shithole countries, Trump, Vietnam

Lest We Forget George

March 13, 2017 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Another insightful view of the damage done by George W Bush’s administration was published in the INTERCEPT, comparing Bush’s use of the press during the run up to the Iraq war against Trump’s incompetent battle with the press, 14 years after the Iraq invasion. Below, is a copy of some reminiscences of a series of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Politics, Thinking about Tagged: Carl Rove, evil doers, George W Bush, Harry S Truman, Iraq, Katrina, messianic zeal, Prescott Bush, torture, William McKinley

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