Originally Posted by ismokeblunts

The US led invasion of Afghanistan set a dangerous precedent for the American ability to launch illegal wars against nations which in reality pose little or no threat. It was a pushover. The American military basically beat down a crippled old man, just to see if they could get away with it, and guess what? THEY DID. No one stood up and made them accountable for starting an illegal war. They set a precedent which allowed them to move onward into Iraq with little or no worry of facing any outside intervention.