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[-] assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Iraq, Afganistan

The US called on NATO following an attack on them. The idea was to fight those who had attacked the US, which is in the purview of a defensive alliance. Of course that didn't end up being the reality because the bush admin lied about Iraq.

Kosovo, Bosina

This was not defensive, you're correct. But it was instead to stop a genocide of Muslim people by Serbia. Kosovo exists because of NATO involving themselves to stop genocide.

Libya.

This was a UN coalition to aid rebel groups.

[-] bumphot@lemy.lol -1 points 6 months ago

Well if you claim that you are attacked by "Terrorism" and you declare war on it, you can make any invasion a defensive action. That is my point, in theory it is defensive, but they can twist it any way they want to make it offensive. Also if you go around the World claiming you are there to stop a genocide (ironically while funding a genocide yourself) just so you can send your army there, than you have no reason for CIA not to just finance some genocidal maniacs on one side to justify you going in there to "save" them (like Israel funded Hamas, and HIlary funded Trump). This is not even legally clean, just ignoring the laws when they don't suit your interests.

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