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In hindsight; was removing Saddam Hussein a good idea?
Posted on 2/28/18 at 11:17 pm
Posted on 2/28/18 at 11:17 pm
Desert Storm pretty much neutered him as a threat to the US’s interests in the region.
However, he was still able to keep all those tribal factions in line...as well as provide a needed check for Iran.
After his removal, the entire region has been a disaster, and a lot of the trouble would have never happened under Saddam.
I’m not saying he was a good guy, but it looks like he was a necessary guy.
However, he was still able to keep all those tribal factions in line...as well as provide a needed check for Iran.
After his removal, the entire region has been a disaster, and a lot of the trouble would have never happened under Saddam.
I’m not saying he was a good guy, but it looks like he was a necessary guy.
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Posted on 2/28/18 at 11:21 pm to Eli Goldfinger
Removing Saddam needed to happen. the mistake was disbanding the Bath Party and purging Bathists and Sunnis from government and the armed forces.
Posted on 2/28/18 at 11:22 pm to Eli Goldfinger
15 years, 5,000 deaths and 0 Weapons of Mass Destruction later, no.
Posted on 2/28/18 at 11:22 pm to Eli Goldfinger
If the plan was a power vacuum and migration to Europe, yes.
Posted on 2/28/18 at 11:23 pm to Eli Goldfinger
He was a lunatic and his kids were lunatics...
But, eh...
The real question is Qaddafi...an idealist
But, eh...
The real question is Qaddafi...an idealist
Posted on 2/28/18 at 11:23 pm to Eli Goldfinger
No. Whenever we topple a regime, there’s always significant blowback. We created a huge power vacuum and a weak government in Iraq. There’s a reason why Washington warned about foreign entanglements.
Posted on 2/28/18 at 11:24 pm to Eli Goldfinger
quote:
In hindsight; was removing Saddam Hussein a good idea?
No. It wasn't a good idea at the time, either.
Posted on 2/28/18 at 11:28 pm to Eli Goldfinger
Terrible idea. Should have brought him to chicago and let him bring some nerve has with him and solve some of our problems the way he solved his.
Posted on 2/28/18 at 11:29 pm to Eli Goldfinger
Short Answer: frick No! One of the biggest mistakes in US history. Saddam was awful, but he kept relative stability in the region.
Posted on 2/28/18 at 11:30 pm to Eli Goldfinger
The goal is to destabilize every country around Israel so that they can never develop to be strong enough to be an actual threat to Israel.
Posted on 2/28/18 at 11:32 pm to Eli Goldfinger
He was awful but the consequences of that decision have been much worse.
The Second Iraq War was one of our greatest mistakes in history.
The Second Iraq War was one of our greatest mistakes in history.
Posted on 2/28/18 at 11:44 pm to Eli Goldfinger
Things would have never been stable with his constant quest for WMDs, this has been proven by the Duelfer report despite whatever issue with finding them after the fact.
Posted on 3/1/18 at 12:38 am to Eli Goldfinger
no, it helped create the mess we have today, yea he was a tPOS but he kept stability
Posted on 3/1/18 at 12:38 am to Eli Goldfinger
No, the Iraqis hauled their tanks into Kuwait on the backs of trucks when they annexed the state. Also remember that Iraq always viewed Kuwait as a renegade province and it was one which was slant drilling into the Iraqi oil deposits.
Kuwait today is one of the worst human rights violators on the planet, they trap and enslave Philippine and Malaysian nationals for domestic and labor services on a grand scale seizing passports then abusing the then illegals in the process.
Remember Kuwait has a zero immigration policy if you aren't born a Kuwaiti National tough luck no money for you.
Both H & W were duped and wasted trillions of tax payer dollars here for naught and thousands of American lives in the process. IMO
Kuwait today is one of the worst human rights violators on the planet, they trap and enslave Philippine and Malaysian nationals for domestic and labor services on a grand scale seizing passports then abusing the then illegals in the process.
Remember Kuwait has a zero immigration policy if you aren't born a Kuwaiti National tough luck no money for you.
Both H & W were duped and wasted trillions of tax payer dollars here for naught and thousands of American lives in the process. IMO
Posted on 3/1/18 at 12:47 am to Eli Goldfinger
No. A strong man is needed in sandbox nations. Plus he kept Iran in check. If he gave us better prices on oil he'd still be alive.
Posted on 3/1/18 at 12:47 am to Eli Goldfinger
If we'd found WMDs then yes, good idea. But since we didn't and really didn't find anything close it was a big mistake. I'm not a conspiracy dude or anything but how did the USA and its almighty security intelligence not know he didn't have WMDs? I don't get it. It appears now it was just a made up reason to go to war.
Posted on 3/1/18 at 12:51 am to Eli Goldfinger
No.
Every intervention seems to backfire. And we're still doing it
Every intervention seems to backfire. And we're still doing it
Posted on 3/1/18 at 1:19 am to Eli Goldfinger
Short answer? Absolutely not.
Posted on 3/1/18 at 4:46 am to Eli Goldfinger
IMHO,No.Just as removing Kadafi(sp) was not necessary.
It has now allowed Iran to expand and become more of an imminent threat to Israel.
It has now allowed Iran to expand and become more of an imminent threat to Israel.
Posted on 3/1/18 at 4:54 am to Eli Goldfinger
Yes, he needed to go. Anyone who says otherwise has almost certainly never been there.
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