[Kuehn12]

I think if we had focused on Afghanistan and not Iraq. Bin Laden would be sings with the virgins right now, and whole lot of Iraqis would still be alive. Not blaming the US here, it was only an unintended and sad result of the war. The kind of thing that happens in war.

I think strictly on a moral level it was a good idea to take out Saddam, but geopolitics isn't a moral game. Note, I am not saying that the end result might be something spectacular, namely democracy across the Muslim world. I would celebrate that outcome from the highest mountain. However, Iraq during Saddam wasn't swimming with terrorists and there was good chance his government would have fallen anyway. We will never know if would have.

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...However, Iraq during Saddam wasn't swimming with terrorists and there was good chance his government would have fallen anyway...

The Islamofascists have been mounting ever-bolder attacks against the west for 35 years. It escalated tragically on 9-11.

At this point - the world changes. There is no more status quo, no kicking the can down the road.

Al Qiaeda grew bolder and continued waging war and forming alliances. Saddam supported terrorists and had always been a threat to the region.

Yeah, there was good chance his government would have fallen anyway...to the terrorists.