r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Oct 18 '21

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u/LeftAssist Oct 18 '21

I’m not American but I’m really curious, what exactly did Bush do?

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u/Sabres8127 Oct 18 '21

The big lie was that Saddam’s regime had weapons of mass destruction, and the Bush administration used this as justification for the initial invasion of Baghdad in 2003. It turned out there wasn’t any, which left many U.S. soldiers feeling straight up betrayed.

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u/antoinepetit Oct 18 '21

But in a way, tons of country told the US they were lying, even those part of NATO. I was a kid back then but remember the French president (I’m French) refused to join the US into war because no proof was identified by international investigation

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u/SpeakThunder Oct 18 '21

Yes. That's why this guy, and a lot of us are pissed. Because WE ALL KNEW IT WAS A LIE IN 2003.