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Sorry, but there’s no comparison between our war in Iraq in 2003 — and our support for Ukraine now
NY Post ^ | April 8, 2022 | Rich Lowry

Posted on 04/08/2022 4:36:09 PM PDT by conservative98

On Ukraine, the neo-isolationists of the right are fighting the last war.

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It is certainly true that Bush administration foreign policy became much too idealistic, bordering on otherworldly, over time. That doesn’t mean that, in reaction, we need to jettison all moral discernment in foreign affairs. Yes, Ukraine is a corrupt and ramshackle democracy, but there can be no doubt about its superiority to Vladimir Putin’s venal dictatorship, or about Russia’s culpability for launching a hideous war of aggression.

To say otherwise is to ignore all the relevant distinctions in this conflict — between who is the aggressor and who is the defender, who hates the West and who wants to join it, who gave up their nukes decades ago and who is making nuclear threats, and by the way, who has been winning against the odds and whose vaunted military machine has been repeatedly embarrassed.

In seeking to avoid the mistake of 2003, the restrainers are making their own mistake of 2022.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: georgewbush; neoconpuppet; richlowry; russianterror; ukraine; wargood4biz
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1 posted on 04/08/2022 4:36:09 PM PDT by conservative98
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2 posted on 04/08/2022 4:36:40 PM PDT by conservative98
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I expect to see Rich Lowry’s enlistment papers soon. /s


3 posted on 04/08/2022 4:38:36 PM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: conservative98

Nobody takes Rich Lowry seriously.

Please clap


4 posted on 04/08/2022 4:39:44 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin ( (Natural born citizens are born here of citizen parents)(Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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Not my problem.


5 posted on 04/08/2022 4:41:31 PM PDT by escapefromboston (Free Chauvin)
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To: conservative98

When I think of all the politicians with their hands caught in the cookie jar called Ukraine, it makes me physically wretch at the knowledge a few billion could die in order for them to cover up their crimes.


6 posted on 04/08/2022 4:41:36 PM PDT by Dogbert41 (Z)
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To: Seruzawa

There is however a connection between Brandon’s crimes against humanity in Afghanistan and Putin’s in Ukraine.


7 posted on 04/08/2022 4:41:41 PM PDT by JJBookman (Apples for apples. )
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To: conservative98

If Putin invades a country for regime change, that is great. If the United States does that, it’s bad. If the United States doesn’t start a war, they did start a war and are war mongers.


8 posted on 04/08/2022 4:42:56 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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I'm gobsmacked that an Assistant Democrat globalist neocon puppetboy like Rich Lowry would come out with something like this...  winking face face with tears of joy face with tears of joy
9 posted on 04/08/2022 4:43:37 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: conservative98

I could not agree with this article, it is pretty good.
We cannot stand by when people are killed.
Kind of like standing by, watching somebody get clobbered to death on the street and making movie out of it, while making stupid comments like - see I told you so, you should just get raped without crying and you would be OK.


10 posted on 04/08/2022 4:43:49 PM PDT by AZJeep (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0AHQkryIIs)
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To: conservative98

So RichyRich supports a corrupt regime rife with Nazis. Good to know.


11 posted on 04/08/2022 4:43:57 PM PDT by Prince of Space ( Let’s go, Brandon! )
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Saddam was a dictator in Iraq and I don't think anyone missed him.

Americans took over Iraq easily because the Iraqi people did not want to fight for their dictator.

12 posted on 04/08/2022 4:44:16 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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There are Videos of Joe Biden from long ago saying that the only way we can lose in Iraq and Afghanistan is if we do not remain committed for the L-O-N-G term. He said Politicians using cheap arguments to not stay committed there would not be judged nicely by history.

He also said that War is a chance to change the Middle East forever, and change mankind.

Joe was central to funding those wars.

You’re going to have to go back to that time, because the Media lies.

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13 posted on 04/08/2022 4:44:28 PM PDT by AnthonySoprano (Cornpop was a bad dude)
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Rich Lowry is an EXCELLENT spokesman for war and I’m so glad he doesn’t speak for me.


14 posted on 04/08/2022 4:44:49 PM PDT by JonPreston (Q: Never have so many, been so wrong, so often)
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Apparently, the family roots of neocons like Lowry begin with the Trotskyites.

Explains a lot.

15 posted on 04/08/2022 4:46:33 PM PDT by kiryandil (China Joe and Paycheck Hunter - the Chink in America's defenses)
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To: conservative98
If you support Putin invading a country for regime change, you are a pacificist.

If you criticize Putin, even if you don't encourage war in any way, or you are against any war started by Putin, you are a warmonger and a pacificist.

16 posted on 04/08/2022 4:46:38 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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If you support Putin invading a country for regime change, you are a pacificist.

If you criticize Putin, even if you don't encourage war in any way, or you are against any war started by Putin, you are a warmonger and a Neocon.

17 posted on 04/08/2022 4:46:48 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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What is a neocon?

How come you get cheerlead a war, but you still get to call people who are against war neocons and warmongers?

18 posted on 04/08/2022 4:48:48 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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Civilians are being killed in Ukraine every day...by the Ukrainian Army. Over 14,000 were killed in 8 years in the Donbas, a Russian majority area. Did you GAF about that?

So if you think we need to step in to stop the killing in Ukraine, then how was Putin wrong to step in to stop the killing of ethnic Russians by the Ukrainian govt.?

19 posted on 04/08/2022 4:50:26 PM PDT by Prince of Space ( Let’s go, Brandon! )
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USA World Police? No thanks.


20 posted on 04/08/2022 4:51:26 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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