Would Iraq have gone the way of Libya/Tunis etc?

[germanos]

I was one that originally supported the invasion (not for a lot of the reasons given). I will also admit that in hindsight, it wasn't a great idea. But it would be nice if something (no matter how little) good comes from it.

Rah, I suddenly realized Uncle Sam did something brilliant that does influence the current situation in Lybia: They negotiated with Moammar 'Mad Dog' Gadaffi to have him give up his NBC weapons. Heaven forbid to think what he could have thrown at his own populace then.

[rah]

Yes, a single rose blooms in the cow pasture.

[germanos]

Hmmm, I love the smell of fresh manure in the morning .

[Aeson]

Obviously without Iraq this wouldn't have happened. The Arabs/Muslims saw that we came in and took out an Arab dictator who was supported by terrorists (read: Muslims/Arabs). They want revenge now so they are taking out dictators who are supported by us! An eye for an eye leaves the whole world in DEMOCRACY!

[VetLegion]

[SlowwHand]

Hmmm, I love the smell of fresh manure in the morning .

[germanos]

Perhaps another take on the OP: Will Iraq go the way of Libya/Egypt/Tunisia?

[VetLegion]

Yeah, I've seen that.

I think that rah's point can be defended. Perhaps if the US had not
taken Saddam down none of this would be possible. But I doubt it.

[Agent Sox]

That's a dumb question to ask because it's obvious that wasn't the plan.

[MrFun]

I see American invasion of that country as wholly unnecessary bloodshed.

Oh, if only we had used our magic eighth ball to know that eight years down the road, the United States would not have had to invade Iraq!

Please pray tell, what is the secret to your ability to tell the future? Or is it just called Monday morning quarterbacking?

[giblets]

Yep, we can see in hindsight that the war was a stupid idea.

[BlackCat]

Yep, we can see in hindsight that the war was a stupid idea.

True

No invasion needed - just have to wait for Saddam to kill enough Iraquis so they get pissed enough to revolt. Unfortunatedly, he did have a tendency to commit genocide if opposed, so it could be kinda bloody and a failure.

If Saddam had shown that sufficient brutality was enough to stay on top, then there may have been other histories to be told from Tunesia, Egypt etc.

[Riesstiu IV]

The GOP stimulus plan: Over one trillion dollars spent bombing, torturing, and murdering impoverished brown farmers and goat herders on the other side of the globe.

[giblets]

The GOP stimulus plan: Over one trillion dollars spent bombing, torturing, and murdering impoverished brown farmers and goat herders on the other side of the globe.

Republicans get stimulated by torturing and murdering people?

[MrFun]

True

No invasion needed - just have to wait for Saddam to kill enough Iraquis so they get pissed enough to revolt. Unfortunatedly, he did have a tendency to commit genocide if opposed, so it could be kinda bloody and a failure.

If Saddam had shown that sufficient brutality was enough to stay on top, then there may have been other histories to be told from Tunesia, Egypt etc.

Or maybe Saddam was not really as much of a sadist as we thought. Maybe he didn't know that the bio-chemical weapons he used on his people would kill them.