I hypothesize that the Iraq War was not a war of occupation or total destruction but a geopolitical war meant to block Iranian terrorism from expanding into Iraq, thus threatening Saudi Arabia (an ally). WMD’s were just a contrived justification for that war. I also hypothesize that 9/11 was contrived by the Saudis and Israel to provide a “Pearl Harbor” justification for war in the Mideast. I am not keen on justifying the Iraq War, but that war needs to be seen as serving geopolitical ends. The Viet Nam war was the same: a war to block Communist expansion (via Domino Theory) into Southeast Asis. Contrary to everything we read on the Right and Left, the VN War was a success in protecting Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, from Communist Chinese expansion. Now Biden just wants to hand over Taiwan?
“ I hypothesize that the Iraq War was not a war of occupation or total destruction but a geopolitical war meant to block Iranian terrorism from expanding into Iraq, thus threatening Saudi Arabia (an ally).”
How did that work out?
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If you think Saudi Arabia is an "ally" of the United States, there's really not a whole lot to discuss.