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yes and no, Drno.
For instance, Iraq was a mistake, yet, in another context, within different circumstances, Iraq would be a fairly obvious target for a superpower to impose it's own values on, even though those values are projected and vulnerable. Iraq, be it silently, was a mess. It was one of the most corrupt countries in the world, it had the most corrupt leader and the practices and punishments on its own people are still relatively underexposed in the press.
Again, somebody had to do the job. We could say, leave it, but where would Iraq go?Well, at least now we know where it went to WITH intervention, total chaos and destruction.
Yet, I think it is not the fact that Iraq was subject of international intervention that was the cause of this all, but rather the way it was carried out, and mostly, the lack of planning and the sheer absence of cultural and religious mapping..
There were a lot more possibilities to target Saddam and his hitmen.
Yet, 9/11 marked the era of the great excuses, an excuse to propel civil rights back into history, an excuse for serious warfare, an excuse for shady operations that go without responsibilities or accountability, etc. etc.
Mix this up with the Iraqi war and you get an extremely confusing situation. What caused what?
Anyway.. my point is, i have learned to not simply state my opinion to loudly on this matter, since there are a lot of sides and motivations for the current state of affairs.
it's important to vent critique though. very important.
i have a hard time doing so lately though as reality is so much more kaleidoscopic than we imagine from our comfy lazy chairs..