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Originally Posted by BigElCat
Lies, and irrational hubris, for sure.
The 'coalition' forces decimated Iraq, on the other hand, with Saddam Husain swinging from a noose.
That was the goal; re-establish a balance of power in the region, and weaken Iraq completely. And spread some wealth among friends.
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I don't think the goals were as rational as 'wanting power rebalanced.' Iraq, intact, was a nice counterbalance to Iran. It was PNACs irrational quest to bring back old-time imperialism. The 'balance of power' was going to be big US forces based in Iraq perpetually. And we'd steal the oil.
09-15-2022, 10:01 AM
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