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Originally Posted by garinda
Don't be afraid, ask.
Am I anti the war in Iraq? Yes.
Do I think the Iraqis are better or worse off than before the war? Worse off.
Do I think that the country is on the verge of civil war? Yes.
Do I think it has been worth the blood shed of British and American members of the armed services? No.
Do I think there would have been a war to unseat Saddam, instead of other just as evil despots like Mugabe, if Iraq wasn't places so strategically to the world's biggest oil reserves? No.
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Didn't need to ask.....it was rather obvious. Mugabe is a nasty piece of work for sure....but he's only a threat to his own countrymen. It was the stated policy of the Clinton administration to have a regime change in Iraq.....and for very good reasons. Nothing came of it until after 9/11.
The more democratic governments we have around the world, the safer we all are. But it takes a lot of time and effort......and, alas, bloodshed to get there. I don't like it any more than you do.....but I do understand the goal.