The Transatlantic Battle Over Ukraine

The Transatlantic Battle Over Ukraine

Comparing the 2015 disagreement over Ukraine with the 2003 spat over Iraq.

By Stephan Richter, February 11, 2015  | The battle between the transatlantic partners over whether or not to arm Ukraine “defensively” is eerily reminiscent of the dispute in early 2003 when the U.S. government moved to war against Iraq.
It provides no comfort that then-Secretary of State Colin Powell delivered on February 5, 2003, his now infamous, dishonest, if not deliberately misleading talk at the United Nations about Iraq’s failure to disarm – almost exactly 12 years ago.
So here we are again. Congressional voices in Washington are once again beating the drums of war. There are some significant differences – this time, there is no talk of an attack by the U.S. military. http://www.theglobalist.com/the-transatlantic-battle-over-ukraine/