well, did we win?

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[quote=Clip-Clop;825590]I used your mission statement for Iraq, I didn't make up my own.
Taking out dictators that are unfriendly to US interests is nothing new and was not invented by W. in any way.
Do you think the Arab spring would have even been a consideration in places like Egypt were there not a war going on in Iraq that involved the USA?[/QUOTE]


yes. egypt has always been more progressive than many other countries over there.

and perhaps there'd have been an arab spring in iraq as well. would've been a lot less costly, both in terms of lives and money. people talk about how it was a good thing we went there because of lives saved...what about the lives lost? there were tens of thousands killed.
does anyone miss saddam? no. doesn't mean we should have done what we did. he damn near got toppled after gulf 1; we blew a prime chance then. i'd have to think things would have unfolded there without us being there.