https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/26/opinion/an-iraq-war-won-t-destabilize-the-mideast.html
An Iraq War Won't Destabilize the Mideast
By REUEL MARC GERECHTNOV. 26, 2002
Arguments against a war in Iraq often revolve around the belief that an American invasion would destabilize the Middle East. According to this critique, the region is a powder keg of instability that a war, with all its inevitable unintended consequences, could well ignite. The Arab street would rise, radical Islamist recruiters would benefit from yet another grievance and Iraq's fractious citizens -- Arab Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds -- would possibly crack their country apart. Those cracks would spread throughout the region.
But a war with Iraq might not shake up the Middle East much at all. Most regimes in the area are too stable, strong and clever. For example, President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt appears to be vastly more adept than was Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, the shah of Iran. The shah allowed the clerical establishment considerable independence -- and Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini used the mosques and religious schools to build his network of revolutionary mullahs. Mr. Mubarak, by contrast, has thoroughly co-opted his religious hierarchy. The Egyptian people may riot over bread subsidies. They hit the streets in great numbers to mourn the passing of a beloved singer. They have not once set Egypt ablaze over the travails of the Palestinians or the bellicose actions of the United States. And Egypt, with its densely urban, youthful and homogeneous population, is perhaps the most likely state in the Middle East to succumb to a popular dissatisfaction rising from the streets.
remember us telling you going after Sadam would unleash a life long mess in the Middle east ?
what kind of a brainless factless fuck would now try to pretend the Democratic party was NOT against the march to war in Iraq and why
remember us telling you going after Sadam would unleash a life long mess in the Middle east ?
I don’t think Billy has, not from what I have observed.libertarians pretended to not like Bush 43
they still back all the republican stupid lie filled failed economic ideas
WHY????
I actually sympathize with the sentiment of removing US ground forces from Syria, though Trump obviously put no thought into this and merely issued the order to withdraw based on his attempted manipulation of the news cycle, and to distract from all the news of corruption in his administration.
I always thought Obama had the right idea about being very judicious, and limiting the amount of boots on the ground - aka, ground combat forces - in Arab conflicts. On balance, a wise choice - one you would expect from politician who always knew invading Iraq was a dumb ass idea.
Unfortunately, Trump escalated our presence in Syria. But whatever mistakes the dim-witted and clueless Trumpf made, I still am in favor to judiciously reducing and withdrawing US ground forces from Arab civil war conflicts.
Obama wasn't being judicious. He got outplayed by Assad. Nobody--absolutely nobody--saw coming his killing off of the moderates rebel groups first so the only choice was between him or ISIS controlling Syria. At that point, "Assad must go" became "Assad must eventually go" and the can kicking began.
Why did you lie about me Desh?
I wonder what Lindsey Graham threatened him with?
Most of our wars, those with the most deaths, have been during Democratic Presidencies.....you dumb fuck.
What is your position on troops in Syria? For or against?
Or are you just interested in finding anything you can to criticize Trump? I know the stock market isn't cooperating the last two days so you need to find something else. Don't worry, I am sure that there will be some down days in the market for you to glom onto
But I have zero doubt that you were undoubtedly in favor of invading Iraq, and have never since fessed up to your mistake, so your opinion on US military options in the Middle East can be dismissed out of hand.
Post Number 22:
I support bringing our troops home, eventually, but once in a situation like we created in Syria, it must be done carefully and correctly. You don't just leave like Rump said he was going to do last month. The guy is a fool and we lose international respect when he behaves like this. It looks to me, now, like he is trying to do it correctly. I just wish we did not have to go through the threat to abandon our allies in the field to get here. Why does Rump do such awful things, only to capitulate.
He started with his Muslim ban, defending his claim that he would Ban All Muslims from entering the nation, and ending with a ban on a few Countries. (What I pointed out was the only thing he could do from the start).
He loses any dignity by refusing the study a situation before he makes some insane claim first.
Like Vietnam and Korea?
No. I've got to admit, it was pretty uncomfortable to find myself on the same side of the issue as you wingnuts who reflexively say anything Trump does is right. That's some pretty sordid company. So it's weirdly a relief to have Trump flip-flop on this issue, taking his butt-licking brigade with him.
ISIS came out of Camp Bucca prison Iraq in 2004 and gained speed in Fallujah when Maliki discriminated against the Sunni city..
You are not only stupid, you're rude.
No they didn't, you dumb fuck.
You're not just stupid, but a whiny lying dumbass.
Your approval means as little as your knowledge base.
I support bringing our troops home, eventually, but once in a situation like we created in Syria, it must be done carefully and correctly. You don't just leave like Rump said he was going to do last month.
The guy is a fool and we lose international respect when he behaves like this. It looks to me, now, like he is trying to do it correctly. I just wish we did not have to go through the threat to abandon our allies in the field to get here. Why does Rump do such awful things, only to capitulate.
He started with his Muslim ban, defending his claim that he would Ban All Muslims from entering the nation, and ending with a ban on a few Countries. (What I pointed out was the only thing he could do from the start).
He loses any dignity by refusing the study a situation before he makes some insane claim first.
WTF?????
your party is the war monger party dude
your party LIED us to war for OIL profits for Haliburton