“otoh, was a destabilizing threat to the region and our ally Israel. Taking Hussein out was the right thing to do.”
Hussein wasn’t an Islamist. The Ba’athist Party he belonged to was an pan-Arabic party with roots in Socialism. Hussein admired Stalin, not Mohammed.
The result of removing Hussein has been to give Shia Islam a second sphere of influence and Shiite Islam is a far greater threat to Israel than Baathism ever was.
>>>The result of removing Hussein has been to give Shia Islam a second sphere of influence and Shiite Islam is a far greater threat to Israel than Baathism ever was.<<<
Not to mention radical Sunni Islam which is much worse than Shia version.