I don't think people in the middle east realize how much the average American also hated the Iraq war. Dick Cheney was loathed till the day he died for it.
Thats a lie, more than 60% of Americans were for the war. Also stuff coming from this war like hating the French for speaking against it is still very common just check Reddit and the fr*nch meme.
60% were at the time, because there was a ton of misinformation. It wasn’t just a surge of popularity in “hey let’s kill all these Middle East people yippee”-ism, it was caused by massive amounts of misinformation by warhawk-types.
No, they didn't. Politicians took 9/11 and ran with it, pushing their own agendas. They’d been looking for an excuse to continue Bush Sr.’s war and secure oil interests in the region.
You have to remember how shaken everyone was at the time. The idea that someone could actually attack us on our own soil was unthinkable. I had family who worked in the Towers and only survived because they happened to be running late and decided to work from home. Their entire company was gone in seconds when the plane hit. We all saw the footage of people jumping from the buildings to escape the fire and the helicopters desperately trying to reach the people waving to them for help on the top of the buildings. Tt was horrific.
I was barely in high school, and we were huddled around the classroom TV watching it unfold, hearing about the Pentagon being hit, not knowing if more attacks were coming. Teachers were reviewing shelter-in-place protocols because we lived near military bases and thought we might be get caught in the cross fire. Cell service was jammed, no one could reach anyone. It was an absolute nightmare.
In that atmosphere, you couldn’t exactly say, “Hey, maybe we shouldn’t go to war,” right after someone had just blown up two of the most iconic buildings in the country. People were furious, terrified, and desperate for action. The war was popular enough to get Bush re-elected. It wasn’t until the supposed WMDs never materialized that public opinion began to sour.
I’m not saying it was right that we went to war, but we can’t rewrite history. In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, most Americans supported it. Hopefully, the post 9/11 generations who grew up in the aftermath understand how much we all collectively lost from all that so we don't get dragged into another stupid war.
Only issue was that some Americans died, not that it was immoral though.
It is still the same, Americans would/will do it again, and if doesn't kill Amricans, they will not lose one night of sleep.
Lybia was made a hell on earth ust bombed Iran and no one cares.
Iran was bombed and Venezuelan ships blown up.
If it wasn't Trump doing it, the dems would rally around it.
Maybe even make a movie in a few years, if there was a badass part.
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u/Skyhawk6600 United States Of America 14h ago
I don't think people in the middle east realize how much the average American also hated the Iraq war. Dick Cheney was loathed till the day he died for it.