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Originally posted by Roger
No the US didn't do them a big favor, it was up to the Iraqis to unite, take there responsibilities and get rid of him. The US did them a disservice which will result in some hostilities here and there for a couple of decades and then they'll eventually have to face there problems but a people who's used to have others save them from there responsibilities won't be prepared for shit and the easy way for them will be to blame the US.
When the time comes? Oh yeah sure.
What bigger picture? There's no bigger picture, except control of oil.
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The cold hard fact is in a world of reality and not idealism...control of oil is an extraordinarily important necessity and will even become more so as the irreplaceable fossil fuels dwindle away...but yet it is only a part of the bigger picture.