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Originally Posted by Rochard
And I disagree on this.
We attacked Iraq and kicked them out of Kuwait. We signed a peace treaty... which was then violated every day for over a decade. When I say "violated" I mean Iraq was shooting at US warplanes on a daily basis - an act of war - and the United States was bombing back. A de facto state of war existed between the United States and Iraq while Clinton was still in office, before Bush took over.
The Bush administration had to sell it to the American public, and they had been bickering over the issue of WMDs and that was an easy sell. But the truth is a shooting war existed with Iraq before President Bush took office.
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Then the US should have removed the ability to fire missiles. With smart bombs and missiles. Invasion was a huge mistake.
The problem is the PC approach of our Governments. we have to accept that these countries get the leaders they deserve and the ones who can keep the lid on the rebels. Can't think of one example where a despot has been removed and a moderate leader has kept a grip on a ME country.