Huh, I know I read that argument somewhere--it must have been in the Globe's reporting, of all places.
I don't think Cole is saying exactly that Russia did what it did because we invaded Iraq first (arguably it's more analogous to the First Gulf War anyway), but I do think he's saying, and I would agree, that our invasion of Iraq has contributed to a global environment where invasion seems like an acceptable solution.
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Date: 2008-08-14 08:13 pm (UTC)I don't think Cole is saying exactly that Russia did what it did because we invaded Iraq first (arguably it's more analogous to the First Gulf War anyway), but I do think he's saying, and I would agree, that our invasion of Iraq has contributed to a global environment where invasion seems like an acceptable solution.