Ex nihilo, ex post facto casus belli

Whereas the U.S. had dubious pretexts for war with Spain, (the Maine), and Vietnam (the Maddox), it had no pretext at all for the invasion of Iraq save perhaps Saddam’s nonexistent WMD and Saddam’s nonexistent connections to 9-1-1. (Saddam had about as much to do with 9-1-1 as Salvador Allende and Augusto Pinochet who overthrew him on 9/11/73 in a U.S. backed coup).

Then came the ex nihilo, ex post facto casus belli of “democracy promotion” in the Middle East.

Quite a trick, ex nihilo, ex post facto casus belli.