‘Mission Accomplished’ was a massive fail — but it was just the beginning Bush’s speech, 20 years ago this week, may seem foolish if not dangerous in hindsight, especially since US troops are still in Iraq today.

An article from May, 2023. Twenty years after G.W. Bush claimed Mission Accomplished, and the U.S was still in Iraq.
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‘Mission Accomplished’ was a massive fail — but it was just the beginning
responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/05/04/m...

"The converse of #WarsForOil is #EnergyTransition. When #Humankind completes the switch to #renewables, we stop fighting about oil. That particular thing that we've fought over so much is OVER forever. The terms that are emerging representing the future vs past are #ElectroStates vs #PetroStates."

Luckily, they have all of Venezuela's oil and soon will have Iran's....
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Speaking of scams... #WarsForOil