How does your anti war argument not include that 1,000,000 Iraqis died? Plus all the American soldiers.
Was the Iraq war justified?
Parker Russell
Ethan Rodriguez
>To me, the argument about Iraq 'failing' is the most compelling one.
Was Saddam really going to make Iraq a failed state in the near future? He had invaded US allies as well of course.
I think he had learned his lesson about engaging in conventional warfare against US allies.
With oil profits being as they were in early 2003 and lack of internal conflict in Iraq at the time I just don't see merit to the "failed state" hypothesis
Bentley Perez
>'America should have sorted Saddam out back in the gulf war instead of doing it this way'.
'King Salman has been breathing down our necks about this for twelve fucking years!'
Charles Morris
>The government was functional
How was the govt functional? Saddam was under huge UN sanctions since long before then.
>Disarmed
He could have rearmed if he wanted, he had used WMDs before
>LOL
If Iraq had failed then it would have happened.
>Only possible
I agree, and the withdrawl of the US from Iraq paved the way for that.
>All of our allies
Iraq should not be excused just because the KSA is doing it too. I think they are an enemy of the West without question.
>When had this been the case
When it hasn't been the case it has usually ended in disaster. As I said, Saddam was made by the US.
Jeremiah Cruz
Saddam was under huge sanctions from the UN long before the war