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Originally posted by KRL
The whole problem with IRAQ is the fuckup that happened when George Bush SR. didn't go into Bagdad 10 years ago to plaster Saddam. Had he finished the job like it should have been we all wouldn't be debating here today on this subject.
He had the clear support and chickened out at the last moment back then thinking it would create a power void that IRAN would scoop up.
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You're partially right. The problem is that Iraq was partially defeated, humiliated and then left stewing under sanctions and inspections (on and off) for a decade. Either Sadam should have been deposed the first time around or he should have been let off the hook. Either way, Iraq should have been quickly reintegrated into the world community.
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