![]() It is because the waters have been, and continue to be, deliberately muddied, that we have come close to repeating the mistakes of the past several times in recent memory. Bush administration misled the world into a conflict that has potentially claimed as many as one million Iraqi lives do we have any hope of avoiding a similar calamity in the future. Only by having a thorough command of how the George W. These facts have been - and continue to be - downplayed, denigrated and denied, to our detriment. Because the justification for the conflict was inextricably related to a broader American culture war - where facts all too often were of secondary importance to emotions - revising the deliberate falsehoods that led to invasion is a worthy exercise. The world is a far more dangerous place today than it has ever been, and how we got here is worth re-examining because the Iraq War is central to our present predicament. And we Canadians who were once so proud of our defiant stand against reckless American imperialism, have seemingly surrendered our sovereignty and are now enthusiastic and uncritical supporters of the empire. But what is far more significant is that the hubris and exceptionalism that allowed a nation to disregard both the obvious incompetence of their leaders, as well as mountains of irrefutable evidence against their cause, is now no longer merely an American problem. Indeed, the architects of the war may as well have been excused, and the rehabilitation of their legacies already well underway. Twenty years ago, a crime was committed against the people of Iraq, the consequences of which continue to be felt the world over.ĭespite the severity of this crime, and despite the false pretences that led to war, no one has been held accountable.
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