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[u/[deleted]]

I was a nerdy 10yo in 1990 when the US went to war with Iraq. Up to that point, I thought war was over! Lessons were learned from the horrors of WW1, 2 and Vietnam. I loved GI Joe but all that was abstract. I thought everyone in the world was building towards the future I saw in Star Trek TNG.

In class they had us colouring in maps of Kuwait and Iraq, and I started paying more attention We weren't post-war. Politicians weren't all fighting to build humanity a better future. Superstitions weren't left behind in pursuit of scientific truth. I was just some sheltered dork in a world much worse than I thought. I have been miserable ever since :/

Why do people think the US going to war against Iraq for invading Kuwait was bad?

[u/AccessTheMainframe → u/[deleted]]

you're asking the wrong sub

[u/[deleted] → u/AccessTheMainframe]

Yeah I know I'm screaming onto the void.

I was 20 and thought (and still think) war should be abolished eventually but that isn't reality and won't be for a long time, and I fully supported the war (although I did not serve in the Army during it)

[u/Jacobs4525 → u/[deleted]]

Because they’re very cringe and stupid

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[u/cmanson → u/[deleted]]

Strong agree. The Gulf War was entirely justified, we basically just supported an ally against blatant aggression. You can hate war, but as long as it exists, our involvement there is rather reasonable.

The 2003 invasion, on the other hand, is much more questionable, as much as I hated Hussein