“...not secular Iraq...at least Iraq was secular before we went in there.”
I’ve heard many Saddam apologists refer to him and his nation as secular. When Saddam refers to Jews as ‘dogs’, writes ‘Allahu Akbar’ on the flag, and fires missles at Israel, these are regarding as ‘secular’ acts by the Saddam apologists.
“He demanded we remove them...and within 18 months of 911 we had done as he demanded. A coddle?”
I don’t think most would consider the transfer of troops from SA to Afganistan to hunt and kill Al Qaeda, an act of ‘coddling’ Al Qaeda. We had troops in SA to defend against Saddam’s potential for aggression. The purpose of having them remain there would be? (The idea of a Ron Paul supporter criticizing the Bush Admin. for removing troops from foreign soil is in and of itself amusing).
“An Islamic Shia government in bed with Iran is what we have put in place.”
Yeah, a puppet with an opposing foreign policy.(Iraq’s gov wants us there, Iran doesn’t).