Don’t fall into the trap of ‘picking sides’ over Gaza: Hamas’s attacks were unconscionable, razing Gaza to the ground would be abhorrent. In both cases, basic humanity is at stake --- [Opinion]

@0x815@feddit.de · 8 months ago

Don’t fall into the trap of ‘picking sides’ over Gaza: Hamas’s attacks were unconscionable, razing Gaza to the ground would be abhorrent. In both cases, basic humanity is at stake --- [Opinion]

@Tavarin@lemmy.ca · 8 months ago

Iraq

Afghanistan, Iraq was later and about fake WMDs.

@Zaktor@sopuli.xyz · 8 months ago

Iraq was also a consequence of 9/11. It would never have happened without it.

@Tavarin@lemmy.ca · 8 months ago

Arguable, Iraq was Bush Jr. finishing what his father started in the late 80s. It may well have happened even without 9/11. Afghanistan however was a direct consequence of 9/11, and is a more apt metaphor for what Israel is doing now.

@Zaktor@sopuli.xyz · 8 months ago

I think Bush would want to do it, but would never have been able to get the go along without the war fever.

Dr. Jenkem · 8 months 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 · 8 months 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 · edit-2 8 months 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.