Reagan the worst?

[piece-itpete]

This was the latest I could find. I would point out that there is a big difference between trusting a country and desiring to be a vassal state.

http://www.realclearworld.com/articl...tes_98949.html

Pete

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

This was the latest I could find. I would point out that there is a big difference between trusting a country and desiring to be a vassal state.

http://www.realclearworld.com/articl...tes_98949.html

Pete

That article is 4 years old and was written just after the 2010 election. Things have changed a lot since then. While the Iraqis don't want to be anybody's vassal state, the level of Iran's influence with Nouri al-Maliki. Here's an article that's a bit more current/relevant:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...n_1569204.html

[Ike Bana]

Originally Posted by MrPots

I'm having difficulty getting past the 100,000 dead Iraqis to get to the 5000 dead Americans.

Odd how we keep forgetting that part of it.......

Estimates I believe are more accurate approach a half-million Iraqis that would be alive today if there had be no Bush war in Iraq.

[bobabode]

Originally Posted by Ike Bana

Estimates I believe are more accurate approach a half-million Iraqis that would be alive today if there had be no Bush war in Iraq.

Those are the numbers I've heard.

[piece-itpete]

There is still nothing past influence, and if they have to work in crisis mode they're sure not in control.

Pete

[piece-itpete]

Btw I agree the Grand Ayatollah thing is troubling. The good bit is, Iran appears to be running scared.

Pete