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so basically, you're suggesting that the terrorists goal to attack the US and destabilize the globe is correct, and the terrorists won?

sounds like the war shouldn't have happened, and the correct solution was not to do that

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I mean I think at least a plurality of people on this website agree that the War on Iraq was a mistake. A lot of people at the time were very clear that it was a mistake.

That’s whitewashing it. The War on Iraq was a crime, not a mistake.

Do you really think it's fair to say that I'm whitewashing it to call it a mistake? Do you really think I'm the person you need to persuade? This is a weirdly combative stance to take against someone that, in all likelihood, largely agrees with you. What's the benefit of it?

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