• Dr. JenkemAEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Yes, first was Afghanistan. But the Iraq invasion was still under the “war on terror”. Besides, I was simply referring to the author’s argument:

    But he added that we had to consider what the US did when attacked on 9/11: it invaded Iraq, with 200,000 [his figures] killed in three years.

    • Tavarin@lemmy.ca
      41·
      1 year ago

      Iraq may well have been invaded even without 9/11, as it was Bush Jr. finishing what his father started in the late 80s.

      The direct consequence of 9/11 was Afghanistan, and thus is a more apt metaphor for what is happening with Israel right now.

      • bedrooms@kbin.social
        3·
        1 year ago

        There’s no point raising a metaphor in the first place. A metaphor doesn’t justify anything. It’s just a rhetorical tool that is supposed to help deliver a point. However, all it does in this instance is mess and draw confusion.