• dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    The wikipedia page you posted essentially just says “Iraqi Freedom was justified because of all of these things that we say are occurring” when it was proven that there were no WMDs, no nuclearization, etc. They violated the terms of a ceasefire? So that required 13 years of war? It was about Saddam and Bush Sr. That and creating a US military base in the middle east so that there would be a base of operations outside of Saudi or Iranian influence.

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      1 year ago

      So, you missed this bit? It’s right at the top of the page:

      is a joint resolution passed by the United States Congress in October 2002 as Public Law No. 107-243, authorizing the use of the United States Armed Forces against Saddam Hussein’s Iraq government in what would be known as Operation Iraqi Freedom.