Did the USA invade Iraq?

O P T I O N S:

Choice 1: No. The USA went in with its eyes open. It was the perceiving subject and Iraq was the object of its perceptions. However, there is no subject-object dualism. So there was no USA to do the invading and no Iraq to be invaded.

Choice 2: Don't want to know. If, as perceiving subject, I were to make the US government the object of my perception, then (because there is no subject-object dualism), I would be indistinguishable from the US government. I would deserve blame for its actions.

Choice 3: Yes. Also, this "there is no subject-object dualism" stuff is nonsense and should not be brought into any discussion of a serious topic such as history, foreign policy, or free will.

Choice 4: None of the above.

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E X P L A N A T I O N:

The idea of this poll is to consider a tactic that was used in one debate, identify a general principle that the tactic is based on, and then assign to that principle a tour of duty that will win the hearts and minds of DUers. Or something.

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