There is one problem with your interpretation of the “Iraq trope”. OK, there are several, but the most important is this:

It wasn’t about a “strong case” the US made internationally, and wasn’t even about “intelligence gathered in a hostile country”. The whole thing was a carefully orchestrated lie, backed by most of the media, used to start yet another illegal war. You know, among the many interventionalist conflicts, going for decades, some of which have actually been proven to have been started based on false flag operations. (Vietnam come to mind…)

These are verifyable facts now, as your own admission that WMDs have never been found, indicates. Not sure if you remember, but these lies were, at the time, repeated ad nauseum by major media outlets as indisputable facts to support the war effort.

Whether or not the Kremlin was behind the Skripal poisoning, the “Iraq trope” is the perfect example of war propaganda. (And if the russians did do it, all that proves is the KGB, or whatever it’s caled now, is far past it’s glory days. If it really was the russians, they can be ashamed of the sheer unprofessionality of their attempted assassination. Almost amateurish, in fact. If that’s true, the Kremlin is no longer a viable threat to anyone.)

See, if your “side” spereads propaganda, it still is propaganda. If people are less likely to accept anything that comes from the same sources, especially when its aim is the hightening of tensions with another nuclear power, it’s understandable to say the least. The similarities are outstanding. Media talking about facts, without awiting to get the evidence awokes suspicion.

Calling any voices critical to the US war propaganda machine “Kremlin agents” is a really weak argument too. Unlike among propagandists from the US/UK, or those of Putin (beacsue as you are well aware, propagandists operate on both sides), critical thinking is a thing for real people. Some people do not swallow the same pill twice. Other just don’t accept anything they are told, just because they disagree with mostbof what the “other side” says or does. Of course any russian trolls will glady jump on the bandwagon when it’s about questioning a negative narrative about Russia, but the same is true on the “other side”.

I’m sure I’ll be soon labelled a pro-Kremilin troll too, just because I dareed to question the currently accepted “reality”, but I’d rather be called that than a war-propaganda mouthpiece. ☺ I’ve got to go now, Tovarish Putin is calling. Probably wants to discuss my promotion. 😁

Meanwhile, you have another piece to showcase your unwavering loyalty to unquestoningly parroting the official narrative, while attempting to smear all critical voices. I’m sure it will look good on your resume.