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The run up to the start of the war in Iraq. Anyone who was paying attention knew that Afghanistan was already a disaster, a complete failure for everyone but arms dealers, and everyone also knew that the gwb regime was completely full of shit. Massive rallies worldwide saying no, yet they did it anyway. Fucking murderous assholes.
-Condi Rice
This was said by the National Security Advisor of the USA, the only country in the world that used nuclear weapons ... on civilian cities ... twice ... for no militarily objective reason.
Watching that shit unfold really got me into politics. Being disillusioned with Obama's 8 years got me into real political economic theory though.
And then afterwards she went on to become an exec at... Dropbox? Like wtf.