Is President Obama Right When He Says That Crimea 's Secession Is Worse Than The Iraq War?

Obama Gives Iraq War A More Generous Spin -- NBC

President Obama, whose presidential campaign in 2008 took off in large part because of his criticism of the Iraq war, on Wednesday used that war as a contrast to what Russia is doing in Ukraine.

Speaking in Brussels, Obama dismissed suggestions by Russia and its supporters that the Iraq war undercuts the United States' credibility in criticizing Russia's incursion into Crimea in Ukraine.

“It is true that the Iraq War was a subject of vigorous debate – not just around the world, but in the United States as well," Obama said. "I happened to oppose our military intervention there."

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Update: Obama Paints Crimea Secession as Worse than Iraq War -- Jason Ditz, Antiwar

My Comment: The Russian media is having a field day in answering back .... Obama says 'bigger nations cannot simply bully smaller ones'. Wait... what? -- RT