[GoMonster]

Look my friend. Nation building wasn't in the plan and it shouldn't have been. Period. Soon as we captured Saddam Hussein we should departed and offered financial carrot for stability. Then we would have leverage over Iran and Syria because we would be bogged down. The fact that Iran and Syria do not fear us now because of this bad post policy causes me concern. Regardless, I will always vote Republican, but you should be open to better policies.

[anglian]

Soon as we captured Saddam Hussein we should departed and offered financial carrot for stability. Then we would have leverage over Iran and Syria...

IRAN. There was NO WAY we could have put boots on the ground in the middle east in their backyard with Saddam in power. Saddam flew his jets into Iran during Gulf war 1 for safe keeping. With Saddam out of the way we won't get blind sided by him should we have to go into Iran. You can't hit Iran and have a hostile force to your backs.

Iran is NOW sandwiched between our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. If they tangle with us they're stuck in a 2 front war, and resupply for us is NOT a problem, because we own the airspace in Afghanistan and Iraq.

[AmeriBrit]

Soon as we captured Saddam Hussein we should departed and offered financial carrot for stability.

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Have you forgotten about 9/11 and all the terrorists in the ME that were and are only too willing to make disasters like 9/11 an everyday way of life for us? Saddam Hussein was NOT the only reason we went to war.

Perhaps you could jog your memory a little and use your post number as a reminder. [post # 911 ]