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Afghanistan invasion was America invading Afhanistan and using NATO article 5 to force Europe into it with them.

Funny how now an American is somehow trying to blame Europe for it while America is acting like a victim because they were not sole benefactors of the alliance.

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1. Europe joined the US willingly in the invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan. Even with article 5 NATO countries could have protested against it or provided minimal non-combat support.

2. This isn't about blame or NATO or ethics. This is about the Economist rewriting history.

1.) They did protested, quite a lot. And Ameruca resented it a lot, it especially went full on hating on Frannce.

2.) This is about trying to blame everyone except republicans and conservatives for what conservatives do.

Regarding the invasion of Afghanistan, it is my opinion that the Europeans were fully behind the US. The Iraq invasion, not at all.

I'm baffled it's not called The Iraq Genocide. History is, indeed, written by the winners.

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