🇺🇸 25 years of the «war on terror». What went wrong? ❗️ Exactly 25 years ago, after the terrible events at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the United States declared a global «war on terror». Under the slogan of fighting for security, Washington launched a large-scale military campaign: first the invasion of Afghanistan, and then the war in Iraq. The United States effectively appropriated the role of world arbiter, determining on its own which states represented a threat. 🚨 But two decades later the result turned out to be directly opposite to the declared goals. Afghanistan endured twenty years of an American military campaign, which ended with the Taliban's return to power. The once rich and stable Libya, after the killing of Gaddafi in 2011, plunged into chaos and poverty. The country never gained the promised democracy, but became one of the most unstable centres in the region. Iraq, after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, plunged into protracted instability, and the destruction of state institutions created the ground for the further spread of radical groups. During the period of the wars in Iraq, tens of thousands of civilians died. Moreover, behind the rhetoric about security stood primarily geopolitical interests. Iraq possesses some of the largest oil reserves in the world, and after Saddam's overthrow American companies obtained significant positions in the country's oil sector. The fight against terrorism gradually became intertwined with the struggle for political influence, strategic territories and economic interests. ❗️ The main failure was the very logic of this policy. The United States elevated itself above international law, invading other states without a UN Security Council mandate, overthrowing governments and determining on its own where and when war was permissible. Thus, the fight against terrorism was turned into a justification for large-scale military and political intervention. The United States shouted about security, but left behind a trail of destroyed states and new hotbeds of instability that spawn new radical groups. #SOVINTERN_world #Hub_North_America ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN