What about Gulf War 1? Didn’t that begin all this nonsense? The UN was in the middle of monitoring following the war and there were no fly zones. Our politicos agreed there were WMDs in those years (ie..Clinton). GWB wanted the UN resolutions to mean something and hold Saddam to account. My bottom line question would be, what would have happened with total annihilation in GW 1? Secondly, what would be the case today if we had maintained a strong presence in Iraq the past 8 years?
Gulf War I was stupid. Who cares about Kuwait, just another backwards Islamic country anyway.
Gulf War I was another stupid adventure. We spent the money, to dislodge Saddam from Kuwait. The rich Kuwaiti sheikhs simply went to London, lived in luxury, and came back when we made it safe for them.
What did we gain? ZERO! ZILCH! NADA!
What difference does it make if we buy oil from Kuwaiti sheikhs or Saddam? Let the middle-east fight it out among themselves. They can not drink the oil. They MUST SELL IT.