[wolf78]

We should have toppled the House of Saud before Hussein.

That's exactly what I've been saying for years. Hussein was a monster, but no religious fanatic (e.g. Christians had it better in many parts of Iraq then than now.), he was a Stalinist, his vision was not that of Al Qaida, but rather a pan-Arabic "Sowjet Union II", with Iraq at its center holding the world hostage by controlling most of its oil.

Don't get me wrong, the world is a better place without him. But if you're looking for Islamic fascists, Saudi Arabia is the right place. It is no coincidence that the bulk of the 9-11 attackers were Saudis, not Iraqis, because Islam under the Sauds is a sick, sick ideology.

Rather than supplying them with weapons and support, the west should have dealt with that murderous regime first.

[Lurker]

This is the only thing you said that I'd change;

because Islam under the Sauds is a sick, sick ideology.

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