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In reply to the discussion: Really bad stuff is going on in Syria - nobody cares. [View all]RZM
(8,556 posts)I said I respect that position in the post that started this.
I would agree that 'I oppose the Iraq War because I'm against war, even wars to remove a despicable person like Saddam' is not shilling. Anybody who says so is full of shit. The regime is neither here nor there in that argument.
But again, in the thread I linked to, you were saying in part that the war was bad because the Ghaddafi regime was pretty good. I know that's not your only reason for your opposition and probably not even a major one. But it's there nonetheless. I think you're trying to have it both ways here. It's clear you expressed some support for the Ghaddafi regime because you believe it had some merits. That's your opinion and you're entitled to it. But the regime had another, much darker side as well. Many would argue that was its hallmark. I got the impression you were happy to talk about the good aspects and not nearly as interested in the other apsects. That's not at all the same as making a general anti-war argument.