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Originally Posted by oldschoolcalgary
No, it was the right thing to do - its not like they had a choice...saddam invaded Kuwait!
with respect to the invasion, it was clearly wrong - they took their eye off the ball in Afghanistan, before things had truly settled down...as a result, the Taliban and the warlords have had the chance to regroup and are now a threat...just wait until the generation of Iraqis who have suffered become young men - esp. since the talk now is that they need a "strong man" as the next Iraqi PM...
Look, no one denies Saddam was a dictator. But the US helped him to become that - the 12 intervening years of what? becoming more of a dictator? Saddam was at the height of his power and influence just prior to invading Kuwait - in no small part to US support...
People seem to believe that guys like Saddam and OBL appear out of the ether: they don't. They are created. And when their masters lose control of them, they act incredulous, like, 'oh we had no idea he was such a bad guy'. That is patently false and is the problem with not looking at history for lessons.
And why should the euros be blamed for Saddam? In your arguments, you don't even place blame on the US, who were the primary supporters of Saddam. You can't have it both ways.
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I do blame the US. And I can't disagree with what you have said. Hence it is the US' responsibility to take care of their mess.
Whether this invasion was the right thing or not...it sure turned into a real mess and now it is the US' job, not to run away, but to clean it up.