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Oh yes, Europe in general was against it. France got the honor of getting canceled before cancelling was cool but I’m not saying we were smarter than the rest. But America was fooled


> But America was fooled

Do you mean the government or the public?


Fucking both. The invasions were popular with the American public. Who could argue with both the New York Times and Colin Powell?


Both.

The people in power have power over the government through lobbying and over the public through press and media.

So both were fooled indeed


I am not so sure the government was actually fooled. Congress? Ok. But the Whitehouse?


I would count the White House as “people in power in the US” I think I most cases.




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