#avoidabletragedies — Public Fediverse posts

.> The “good wars” — the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the Second World War — they were all perfectly avoidable tragedies. The bad wars — The Mexican War, the Spanish War, World War I, the Korean War, Vietnam and twice into Iraq — these were utter frauds, killing for profit and territory....

.> Remember the Maine was the lie that launched the Spanish-American War. The Korean War (1950-53) was built on the lie that Russia and North Korea had attacked Seoul. The Vietnam War (1965-74) was built on a lie about an American boat being attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin. The first Gulf War was created when the US lured Saddam Hussein into Kuwait (2003-21?? ) with Machiavellian diplomatic deceptions. The second Gulf War was built on the lie that Iraq had secret facilities building “weapons of mass destruction”.