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No no, it was all the WMD's of course. No, wait, it was to liberate the Iraqi people. No, wait, both those are bullshit, there are other regimes in the world far more terrible than Saddam ever was in nations that would be far, far easier to conquer so I somehow doubt that "Operation Iraqi Freedom" as it was suddenly dubbed, commenced out of the kindness of the hearts of the gentlemen in suits.

There is also stark contrast in the way Europeans and Americans view this war.