There's no other way to look at the war in Iraq than the way that I look at it, which is it's a totally correct move. There's no other way to look at it. It's the right thing to do, it's got nothing to do with being a republican or democrat, it's just the smartest thing we could've done.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker asserts that the Iraq war was the correct, non‑partisan decision.
- In plain terms
- They say the war was the right thing, not about politics.
- What can you take from it?
- Political actions can be framed as pragmatic rather than ideological.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can a war be both strategic and ethical?
- How do partisan lenses shape our view of conflict?
Another view
The statement ignores moral and humanitarian criticisms of the war.
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