All Purls. No Swine.
34 years ago today, on August 2, 1990, Iraq (a "bigger country" as Kamala Harris might--in context--have explained) invaded and annexed Kuwait (a "smaller country," ditto.) https://youtu.be/HuDsUV44h10 So, as she said herself, "Basically, that's wrong." The West didn't take it well. And so--a week later--on August 9, 1990, the United States launched Operation Desert Shield… Continue reading The First Persian Gulf War
...US President George W. Bush ordered air strikes on Baghdad, launching the war for "regime change," and for the ousting of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. The war was premised on the the belief that Hussein was manufacturing and staging weapons of mass destruction to be used against his enemies. Such a belief is now deemed… Continue reading Twenty Years Ago Today, on March 19, 2003…