Actually in the case of Iraq at least, not only do many, many, many people say exactly that -- they were saying so at the time it happened, and not only saying it but marching in the streets, in crowds of hundreds of thousands, and screaming it at the top of their lungs -- in the vain hope that someone might listen.
In fact I'll say it right now (minus your jingoistic lingo about the USA's "regime" which really doesn't apply to its government of course):
The US government decided to start a war of invasion in Iraq. It's an initiative from the US and the US alone, and all consequences are derived from the US's actions. There is no way around it.
There, done. And guess what -- the exact same description applies 100 percent to Putin's invasion of Ukraine. It really was just as voluntary and made-up and evil and stupid as the Iraq invasion. It's an initiative from Russia and Russia alone, and all consequences are derived from Russia's actions. There is no way around it. And (just as with Iraq) anyone can see through the fog, and see the situation for exactly what it is they want to.
More fundamentally: you know, the whole "hypocrisy" debate is really quite impotent and useless as applies to these situations, across the board. Much better to focus on why the evil happened, who is responsible and how to stop the evil currently and prevent it from ever happening again.
In fact I'll say it right now (minus your jingoistic lingo about the USA's "regime" which really doesn't apply to its government of course):
There, done. And guess what -- the exact same description applies 100 percent to Putin's invasion of Ukraine. It really was just as voluntary and made-up and evil and stupid as the Iraq invasion. It's an initiative from Russia and Russia alone, and all consequences are derived from Russia's actions. There is no way around it. And (just as with Iraq) anyone can see through the fog, and see the situation for exactly what it is they want to.More fundamentally: you know, the whole "hypocrisy" debate is really quite impotent and useless as applies to these situations, across the board. Much better to focus on why the evil happened, who is responsible and how to stop the evil currently and prevent it from ever happening again.