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Originally Posted by yanni
It happened with IRAQ already.
Didn't Saddam move to EURO before he "attacked" the WTC? 
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I see Saddam as more a target of convience. If he had have been removed from office in Gulf War I, the Iraqi People would be 10+ years in to their recovery. Luckily for Manifest Destiny, he was still kicking when it came time to "step in" to the Middle East.
Afghanistan just isn't as strategically valuable as Iraq. Iraq is a large, central country. Air bases and ground units can be effectively stationed, oil is plentiful and Iran is an easy target for a prolonged air only campaign from Iraq.
Saddam was an easy sell for public support. He gassed some Kurds, at one point. Scream "WMD" to one crowd and chant "Freedom" to the next and the American public is on board. Before anyone even knew what the fuck hit them, America was central in the Middle East.
Morally wrong? Probably. Effective? Remains to be seen.