Former NATO Soldier DESTROYS Official Ukraine War Narrative

[Gaugamela]

[TeamProg]

1. Can I have my 12 minutes back? It's difficult to find any point that the host is making.

I don't see how that headline is accurate.

He only says that through history, there has been one military mistake after another.

That's easy to understand. Nothing new there.

Did the poster actually WATCH the entire piece?

[Gaugamela]

2. Yes, I actually watched the entire piece. I don't post things I haven't watched or read.

I posted this video because the perspective made in this video is sorely lacking in DU discussion about the current situation in Ukraine. Nobody is defending Putin here, and US measures against the invasion are appropriate, but how does it not parallel the US invasion of Iraq or Libya? Why is no one outraged and weeping over the crisis in Yemen, which our foreign policy continues to support? Maybe there needs to be a little more awareness about the realities of war and our own National culpability, and a little less sentimentality and self-congratulations over our own exquisite sensibilities and righteousness.

I agree that the headline is hyperbolic, but that’s the YouTube headline, and the nature of contemporary media.

[paleotn]

3. Whataboutism at it's finest...

All of those conflicts were talked about and condemned by many around here. Your point is really kind of pointless.

[Gaugamela]

4. Did you watch the video?

[paleotn]

5. Didn't want to waste 12 minutes of my life...

Your response above was all I needed.

[Gaugamela]

6. So you just parrot other people's opinions. Got it.

[paleotn]

7. Only my own.

[Gaugamela]

8. LOL