You’re right! Iraq is not Russia. It is a barbaric sh*thole compared to Russia.
What Iraq needs is a benevolent dictator - and frankly one that isn’t so benevolent. The Kurds should be made independent and we should set up a large and permanent base in “Kurdistan” up north. Screw the Turks - with the cold war over we don’t need them. We could protect the Kurds, the Kurds could protect us and we could project power into the region at a moments notice.
MUCH cheaper than compassionate nation building. MUCH more effective. Unfortunately President Bush was too nice to make the correct choice. 1 trillion in debt, too much sacrifice by our Finest, AND NO REAL RESULTS. That’s what compassion has gotten us.
“AND NO REAL RESULTS”
How’s Al Qaeda in Iraq been doing lately?
“What Iraq needs is a benevolent dictator”
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That is what the creator of Iraq, Englishwoman Gertrude Bell, said approx. 80 years ago.