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[–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 118 points 2 weeks ago (24 children)

It's not even the same level of propaganda. This time even US intelligence agencies are saying there are no WMD and that Iran was still years away from being able to have one. On the other hand Netanyahu has spent literal decades saying Iran is going to have nukes by next week.

[–] Willy@sh.itjust.works 52 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

There wasn’t much of a consensus for Iraqi wmds either.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 32 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

And it was never supposed to be nukes right? It was like chemical weapons or something.

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 weeks ago

Bush Jr did at one point say something like "... the smoking gun, which could come in the form of a mushroom cloud."

Think it was a SOTU. 02?

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

Said they bought yellow cake uranium I think.

Chappelle Show taught me that

[–] AppleTea@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

that was a back-peddle made by the Murdoch machine nearly a decade later, where they tried to claim some old expired chemical weapons (that the United States gave to Saddam in like the 'eighties) were in fact the fabled WMDs.

[–] ViatorOmnium@piefed.social 18 points 2 weeks ago

I'm just saying that even organizations that were lying about Iraqi WMD are not doing it now.

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The CIA knew it was bullshit but Cheney wanted there to be WMDs so chose to believe bullshit artists instead, if John Kiriakou is to be believed. One of the only times in history where CIA might have been the good guys.

[–] cook_pass_babtridge@feddit.uk 10 points 2 weeks ago

Also, Bush and Blair at least tried to go through the UN, before they just ignored it and did it anyway. This time it's just "oh I guess we're at war now".

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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 78 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

America is a threat to world peace

[–] FlyingCircus@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Has been for the last 80 years.

[–] LadyButterfly@lazysoci.al 7 points 2 weeks ago

Sad but true

[–] shawn1122@lemm.ee 4 points 2 weeks ago

When a large part of your origin story is being the number one weapons dealer in WW2 with geography conveniently placing you out of range for major infrastructure loss... We really can't be suprised.

[–] sfxrlz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 59 points 2 weeks ago

They want people uneducated for a reason.

[–] themaninblack@lemmy.world 55 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It wasn’t cool the first fucking time. It was totally obvious.

[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 42 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It wasn't okay the first time around either. Anyone credulous enough to believe that obvious bullshit shouldn't have been allowed to form legal contracts for their own safety.

[–] F1gm3nt3d@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's a lot of the same people who voted Trump in, so that shit tracks.

[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I was a young teen when it happened and it just seemed ridiculous that anyone would be naïve enough to fall for the extremely obvious lies.

[–] F1gm3nt3d@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

I'm probably? a couple decades older than you, it's always been this way. My entire life has been Americans convincing other Americans to fuck their own country and futures for culture war bullshit, petty vengeances, and unmitigated greed on the promise that they'll get theirs too only to be left empty handed and worse off than before. Then they vote the same way again while complaining that all the problems are the same. The joke about the definition of insanity applies.

[–] RadioFreeArabia@lemmy.cafe 33 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] sheogorath@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If Iran really have WMDs the Zionists aren't going to pull the shit they're currently pulling right now.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 20 points 2 weeks ago

Israel is the bully who only talks shit when their older brother is behind him. They forgot to look back this time and got clocked, now they're crying

[–] jonesey71@lemmus.org 15 points 2 weeks ago

The trick is they all want war, so the PRETEND to fall for it. It is like Susan Collins in Maine who keeps pretending to believe Trump learned his lesson but she knows what he is. No one can be as stupid as she pretends to be and still operate a fork and spoon.

Only Bernie sanders resisted before.

Who will resist this time

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 weeks ago

Man. I watched this skit when it came out and I still refer to it. It's lived rent free in my head for 18 years (?!!!) and I only watched it once when it came out. Thanks for that mental whiplash

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago

military propaganda is hella va drug: top gun maverick, various videos business insider had been posting it on yt on many of the jobs, and plus a bunch of shows.

[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

But they have cake! And it’s yellow…

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