We should never have gone into Iraq. Saddam Hussein was a monster but then all of the Islamic dictators in the Middle East are monsters. It's what they do. And it has been that way for thousands of years.
Supposedly intelligence pointed to Hussein having WMDs. This intelligence was, I believe, credible.
Hussein had used, at least twice, nerve gas on the Kurds.
However, entering Iraq was like entering a snake pit.
There are no easy answers to complex problems. Nothing is black or white. The truth lies somewhere in between.
I like Rice. She is very smart and I believe a straight shooter.
I take the Carole King approach: I've been to Canaan and I want to go back again. In my lifetime the only presidents (or alleged president) who didn't start a new war during their tenures were Dwight Eisenhower and Donald Trump; one understood in the most personal way what war means and the second understood that Continuous War is the most efficient way to convince a free people to give up their rights - and he was having none of it.
The Orange Man's first move was to announce to the world that his administration was "not interested in any regime changes," which meant that he could interact with foreign heads of state without their worrying he was going to have their literal heads via the usual CIA meddling. Where Condi fit in all that during the Bush and Shrub admins is still open to debate. I would like to see what she has to say though. Too bad about the lack of transcript. Onward. Other fish to fry....
Saddam Hussein wasn't Islamist, he and many other dictators we removed in middle east was secular dictator. We, by advice of our Saudi "fiends" have removed secular dictators that were fighting against Islamist in their countries. Biggest mistake we made, was listening to Saudis and other rich Theocracies in middle East
You are correct......he expelled, jailed & killed jailed Islamists by the thousands. If ya look back at post 9/11, we clearly invaded the wrong country. Our sites should have always been squarely on Saudi Arabia.
Darn. No transcript. And I'm a big fan of Miss Rice. Next.
So am I.
We should never have gone into Iraq. Saddam Hussein was a monster but then all of the Islamic dictators in the Middle East are monsters. It's what they do. And it has been that way for thousands of years.
Supposedly intelligence pointed to Hussein having WMDs. This intelligence was, I believe, credible.
Hussein had used, at least twice, nerve gas on the Kurds.
However, entering Iraq was like entering a snake pit.
There are no easy answers to complex problems. Nothing is black or white. The truth lies somewhere in between.
I like Rice. She is very smart and I believe a straight shooter.
i'd rather have rice-aroni
I take the Carole King approach: I've been to Canaan and I want to go back again. In my lifetime the only presidents (or alleged president) who didn't start a new war during their tenures were Dwight Eisenhower and Donald Trump; one understood in the most personal way what war means and the second understood that Continuous War is the most efficient way to convince a free people to give up their rights - and he was having none of it.
The Orange Man's first move was to announce to the world that his administration was "not interested in any regime changes," which meant that he could interact with foreign heads of state without their worrying he was going to have their literal heads via the usual CIA meddling. Where Condi fit in all that during the Bush and Shrub admins is still open to debate. I would like to see what she has to say though. Too bad about the lack of transcript. Onward. Other fish to fry....
Saddam Hussein wasn't Islamist, he and many other dictators we removed in middle east was secular dictator. We, by advice of our Saudi "fiends" have removed secular dictators that were fighting against Islamist in their countries. Biggest mistake we made, was listening to Saudis and other rich Theocracies in middle East
That is not what the internet says.
You are correct......he expelled, jailed & killed jailed Islamists by the thousands. If ya look back at post 9/11, we clearly invaded the wrong country. Our sites should have always been squarely on Saudi Arabia.