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Summarised Post: UK Defence Secretary John Healey is meeting with around 30 countries in Brussels to discuss creating a multinational peacekeeping force to support Ukraine.

The Ghost of Iraq Past Lurks in Brussels

Oh, how familiar this all sounds—“Coalition of the Willing,” multilateral “peacekeeping,” a handful of men in suits talking about sending soldiers somewhere else to make things better. Skepticism doesn’t just creep in here—it parades through the front door. Has anyone paused long enough to ask whether these so-called coalitions ever bring peace, or if they merely outsource geopolitical guilt under the illusion of unity? And let’s not even pretend the optics of the UK leading this charge aren’t rich with irony, considering the last time we heard that phrase, it involved WMDs that never existed and a Middle East still picking up the pieces.

Let’s be blunt: how much of this is about “supporting Ukraine,” and how much is about salvaging NATO’s image as Russia keeps grinding through territory and the West runs out of patience, ammo, and attention spans? They’re calling it “peacekeeping,” but are we looking at the early chapters of another endless entanglement dressed up as righteousness? These talks might be happening in Brussels, but the real decisions were likely made in closed rooms weeks ago—now they’re just shopping for legitimacy. And once the boots hit the ground, who’s taking the blame when it turns into something far bloodier than promised?

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