[right-wing agnostic]

We have undoubtedly made a mess in Iraq. Thanks in no small part to the nation-building exercise George W. Bush said we should refrain from while running for president against Al Gore in 2000. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 allowed us to see what really was Islam's goal. But, we opened a whole can of worms that should've remained unopened when we removed Saddam Hussein from power. Our intentions were good. But, you know what they say about good intentions./gwa

[1rudeboy]

So, if war was Islam’s goal, we opened a whole can of worms by declaring war?

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Only Iraqis can save their country?

How about only people who live in that general area of the world should be duking it out to see which of them gets which parts.

[Viennacon]

I have also said Saddam being left alone could have prevented the rise of ISIS, but perhaps that isn’t correct. Would he have fared much better than Gadhaffi during the Arab Spring? Not without Assad-esque tactics I think.

[RIghtwardHo]

Exactly. Should NEVER have gone in and have made it an unmitigated disaster.

No more.

[Fitzy_888]

Are only option is drones with “super sense”. These can distinguish between ISIS, Iraqi regular Army, Iranian Quds Forces, Kurds, Sunni civilian, Shiite civilian...miscellaneous goat hearders and Christians. In order of importance -of coarse.

[353FMG]

“....September 11, 2001 allowed us to see what really was Islam’s goal.”

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It didn’t show us crap.

Our eyes are still closed as shown by the many muzzies that daily come into this country, to stay.

The result will be another, but much bigger, September 11.

[silverleaf]

I never thought I’d read so much drivel from people pining for the good ol’ days of Saddam Hussein

“yes he was a genocidal madman but at least the trains ran on time..”’