President Donald Trump, who has been pressing allies to help safeguard the critical waterway, fumed on Tuesday that the U.S. is not getting support “despite the fact that almost every Country strongly agreed with what we are doing, and that Iran cannot” be allowed to secure a nuclear weapon.
  • Albbi@piefed.caEnglish
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    3 days ago

    The US was actually attacked at that time. Iraq was a different story and “coalition of the willing” was used.

    • tarball@lemmy.zipEnglish
      171·
      2 days ago

      NATO’s Article 5 was invoked only once, by the US. Trump had the audacity to insult (former?) allies and deny that ever happened.

      I think it’s great no one wants to join his unsanctioned war.

    • Mihies@programming.devEnglish
      13·
      2 days ago

      Sorry, wat? Attacked by who? Saudis? The official reason for the yet another illegal war was that Saddam was amassing WMDs - do you see any familiar made up cause here?