"What Putin is doing in Ukraine really is like what Bush did to Iraq", and those lefties who "don't get that are deeply unpleasant weirdos," @BenBurgis declares.
Let's put aside his totally pleasant ad hominem and evaluate his argument.
Let's put aside his totally pleasant ad hominem and evaluate his argument.
https://twitter.com/BenBurgis/status/1500180047730151436
@BenBurgis Bush fabricated a pretext & sabotaged diplomacy to invade Iraq, thousands of miles away.
In neighboring Ukraine, Russia saw US back a 2014 coup; fuel a proxy war that has killed 14,000; try to expand NATO there; & meanwhile kill arms control treaties that limit US-RU arsenals.
In neighboring Ukraine, Russia saw US back a 2014 coup; fuel a proxy war that has killed 14,000; try to expand NATO there; & meanwhile kill arms control treaties that limit US-RU arsenals.
@BenBurgis A peace accord to end the Donbas war was reached in Minsk in 2015. The US says it supports it, but has put no pressure on Kiev to implement it, and the reason is obvious: it would take NATO membership off the table. See e.g. Anatol Lieven: 
@BenBurgis US responded to Russia's proposals by refusing to abandon NATO for Ukraine.
As I've said, I wish Putin had continued diplomacy instead of invading. But to say what he's doing is "really is like what Bush did to Iraq" is Iraq WMD-level US apologia.
As I've said, I wish Putin had continued diplomacy instead of invading. But to say what he's doing is "really is like what Bush did to Iraq" is Iraq WMD-level US apologia.
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