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Originally Posted by Barry-xlovecam
The last *preemptive war* ousting Saddam Hussein was a colossal fuck up -- worse than the Vietnam War. ISIS unfortunately will live on in spirit and deed. Revenge is the way of life in the Middle East.
Three trillion dollars squandered and thousands of US American lives lost. Millions of other killed.
The sooner we get rid of our OPEC addiction the better -- any fool should be able to see that ...
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I disagree with this. Vietnam had tens of thousands US KIA and no clear victory. Iraq only had a few thousand US KIA over a longer period of time, with a stunning and very clear victory.