Bagel_Ballingall t1_j9ehoj4 wrote on February 21, 2023 at 9:33 AM

Reply to comment by dboss2310 in UK calls on IOC to maintain Olympic ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes by rejs7

Well the biggest difference is Ukraine is a democracy. Iraq most definitely wasn’t

-orcam- t1_j9eph0r wrote on February 21, 2023 at 11:22 AM

You can't just invade places because they aren't a democracy.

dboss2310 t1_j9eirpp wrote on February 21, 2023 at 9:49 AM

Ukraine is a hybrid regime not a democracy.

Even so why does that matter.

WellHotPotOfCoffee t1_j9fkk8e wrote on February 21, 2023 at 3:49 PM

Wars should never be started because of political frameworks. Democracy, although on paper the fairest division of power when done correctly, it is arguably not a suitable model for every country, and most certainly should never be forcefully pushed upon a country.