• grue@lemmy.world
    10·
    6 days ago

    It was an easier sell because of 9/11.

    Not that that made any fucking sense either, mind you.

    “We must go after the Afghani terrorists by (checks notes) attacking Iraq!”

      • scarabic@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        5 days ago

        We must go after the Saudi terrorists by going after the Afghani terrorists by attacking Iraq! What part of that don’t you understand!!!

    • chaogomu@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      It was a different sort of atmosphere. Americans, especially the American right-wing, were consuming a media diet that was 100% fear and paranoia.

      Republicans and Republican voters knew that Iraq was all based on lies, and they didn’t care. And since they had enough votes in Congress, they pushed forward.