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The invasion of Iraq will surely go down in history as one of the most cowardly wars ever fought. It was a war in which a band of rich nations, armed with enough nuclear weapons to destroy the world several times over, rounded on a poor nation, falsely accused it of having nuclear weapons, used the United Nations to force it to disarm, then invaded it, occupied it, and are now in the process of selling it.

Arundhati Roy#11

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About this quote

What does it mean?
The Iraq invasion is described as a cowardly act by rich nations against a poor one based on false claims.
In plain terms
Rich countries lied to invade a poor country and now profit from its destruction.
What can you take from it?
Beware of wars justified by false pretenses.

Where it applies

  • media coverage
  • political debates
  • policy making

Putting it to work

  • investigate war claims
  • monitor military spending
  • support diplomacy

Questions to consider

  • Who benefits from this conflict?
  • What evidence supports the invasion?

Another view

Military intervention sometimes aims to prevent greater harm.

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