This censorship is snowflakey, no?
It's not at all about blaming the US for anything.
It's also not US bashing.
Why do you guys strawman any idea you don't like and turn it to 11?
From the Putin point of view, not in reality, but in his wonderland of WTF, he can compare what he's doing to what the US did with Iraq. That's the simple point being made.
Stop pretending like it's a crime against your eyeballs. Grow up.