>Iraq is a mess, sure, but at least nobody is gassing whole cities We didn't inv...

		Aunche on April 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my ... >Iraq is a mess, sure, but at least nobody is gassing whole cities We didn't invade Iraq because of Saddam's genocide. That occurred while Iraq was allied with the US against Iran. The sudden concern for the Kurds was simply to manufacture consent for the war.

That’s a fair point, but the first gulf war was all about Kuwait.