# The war sucks. It was illegal and unjustified, but...

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 17, 2004, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-sucks-it-was-illegal-and-unjustified-but/229577 "2004-02-17T00:02:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-sucks-it-was-illegal-and-unjustified-but/229577/1 "2004-02-17T00:02:44Z")

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> **[FACT CHECK: Thanks, Kalat](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/thanks-kalat/)**
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> Does a photograph show a statue of a U.S. soldier crafted by an Iraqi sculptor?

Well… Some good came of it for some people.

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**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-sucks-it-was-illegal-and-unjustified-but/229577/2 "2004-02-17T02:49:49Z")

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very cool.

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**Author:** ![Lando\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f17d59/32.png) [@Lando\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lando_Griffin)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-sucks-it-was-illegal-and-unjustified-but/229577/3 "2004-02-17T04:32:54Z")

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Well, it seems _a little_ bit more justifed now.  
Not that I condone it, of course…

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**Author:** ![Lando\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f17d59/32.png) [@Lando\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lando_Griffin)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-sucks-it-was-illegal-and-unjustified-but/229577/4 "2004-02-17T04:32:53Z")

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Well, it seems _a little_ bit more justifed now.  
Not that I condone it, of course…

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**Author:** ![Lando\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f17d59/32.png) [@Lando\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lando_Griffin)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2004, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-sucks-it-was-illegal-and-unjustified-but/229577/5 "2004-02-17T04:36:09Z")

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Huh. vBullitin warned me about the simulpost, but then still put it wp twice anyway. WTF?