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psx_crab@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
Is this Saddam Hussein
Yeah OP missed a perfect opportunity
It’s not 9/11.
With respect:
Why is 9/11 associated with Saddam jokes?
I’m old enough to remember both Iraq wars and 9/11 and the associated politics in detail the two subjects are very intertwined in the collective American memory.
But I want to hear specifically why people in 2025 think this.
It kicked off another series of stupidity wars that also happened to end up knocking Saddam out of power would be my takeaway
brookings.edu/…/9-11-and-iraq-the-making-of-a-tra…
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Yeah OP missed a perfect opportunity
fossilesque@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
It’s not 9/11.
hedgehogging_the_bed@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
With respect:
Why is 9/11 associated with Saddam jokes?
I’m old enough to remember both Iraq wars and 9/11 and the associated politics in detail the two subjects are very intertwined in the collective American memory.
But I want to hear specifically why people in 2025 think this.
bravesilvernest@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
It kicked off another series of stupidity wars that also happened to end up knocking Saddam out of power would be my takeaway
fossilesque@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
brookings.edu/…/9-11-and-iraq-the-making-of-a-tra…