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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
I can see why you no longer work in history 
There is essentially no nuance at all in this post. Some glossy statements, a couple of vague references and then a challenge of semantics over terminology of 'the west'.
Statements like the original gulf war was necessary because of the invasion of kuwait are just so starkly incorrect from a historiographical perspective that I'm left believing this post like many others from you has approached some sort of terminal velocity corrigendum. |
Say something useful. All I see is Obamaesque verbal diarrhea.
The first Iraqi war was brilliantly executed. Virtually no casualties and it left Saddam in charge.
What are you arguing exactly? I challenged a ridiculous, factually incorrect post. Excuse me if I was brief. This an Internet debate, not a Masters thesis. There is certainly a lot of room for debate about the need for/execution of the American Afghanistan war. Ditto about causes of the first Iraq War. The 2nd Iraq war was certainly idiotic - I think we agree there. Are you actually challenging my point about lumping the Soviets in with the "West"? What exactly is your point of view?