Chat Gpt and I rewrote history
Afghanistan (Cold War → 2001 invasion): During the Cold War, the U.S. armed and funded mujahideen fighters (including future Taliban and al-Qaeda members) in the 1980s to counter Soviet influence. This deeply destabilized Afghanistan, setting the stage for civil war, the rise of the Taliban, and the eventual 2001 U.S. invasion under the banner of fighting terrorism — a conflict many argue was rooted in problems the West helped create.
Iraq (2003): The U.S. invaded Iraq under the false pretext that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction and ties to al-Qaeda. The war dismantled the Iraqi state, caused massive civilian casualties, and fueled regional instability. Many analysts point to oil, military expansion, and reshaping the Middle East as underlying motives.
Syria (2011–present): The Syrian civil war began as part of the Arab Spring, but Western powers quickly backed armed opposition groups — many of whom were foreign fighters or Islamist extremists, not grassroots Syrian rebels. This outside funding and arming of militias turned a domestic uprising into a prolonged and deadly proxy war, involving the U.S., Gulf states, Turkey, Iran, and Russia.