"Fast forward. The US and Britain invade Iraq based on trumped up charges, as we now are all aware, but at the time, only those who read independent reporting knew."

Yes, good idea using that fast forward, that way you miss Saddam attacking Iran, then invading Kuwait. The invasion and occupation of Kuwait is the reason we are currently involved in Iraq. If Saddam had chosen not to invade Kuwait, we wouldn't have sent troops to defend Saudi Arabia and then be forced to kick Saddam's miltary out of Kuwait. [After diplomatic efforts of trying to get Saddam to leave without requiring miltary force to drive him out of the country.]

The fast forward button allows you to live in a fantasyland and talk about "trumped up charges".
I suppose it works for the useful idiots who haven't been paying attention, but why bother linking this crap here?