Uh, no.
Easy to work from hindsight, but too many major mistakes were made.
Too many Washington rules tied the hands of our military.
For Iran, the US invasion was a big bonus.
We took out their biggest enemy, Saddam Hussein, and turned the country over to Iran’s Shiite allies.
I also have come to believe that Arab/Muslim civilization can not be reformed or transformed by anyone, certainly not the United States.
We fought Iraq for our Saudi masters, you know, the ones who pretend to be our “friends” while spreading Wahabbism around the globe.
For the U.S. — An emphatic NO!!
For Iran ——— Oh, hell YES!!!
If it were so vitally necessary to remove Saddam Hussein from power (which I don’t think was the case), we should’ve cut side deals with disgruntled members of the Ba’ath Party to take him out from the inside.
Not the way Bush played it out.
Taking out Saddam - good move.
Prolonged occupation trying to induce these savages to become democratic thinking modern people without washing away their Islamic fanaticism - BAD move.
Hey Bush, REALITY CHECK. Islam is NOT a peaceful religion.
Ditto to his even more inept successor.
Afghanistan was the total waste of blood and treasure. It is simply impossible to preclude a safe haven for the likes of Al-Quaeda, worldwide. Hence, the better option was to rid America of its Islamic vermin allowing other civilized countries to defend their own turf.
Probably not. At least, when it transitioned from overthrowing Hussein into nation-building. My biggest problem actually has more to do with how it kept everyone’s eyes off the ball here in America, which has so massively (and more rapidly) degraded in the past ten years. Total economic, cultural, and moral decay. America is quickly reaching a point in which it no longer even seems worth fighting for.
Iraq should have been nuked into radioactive dust on day one. It would heva taken a few mirvs from a sub and taken 15 minutes.
Not doing so will turn out to be a crime against humanity that will make Stalin look like a choirboy.
Was Obama’s undeclared war against Libya worth it?
He proclaimed “mission accomplished” before the United Nations.
His Secretary of State celebrate the war crime torture, abuse, and murder of a POW named Momar Gaddafi (”WE came, WE saw, HE DIED!”).
Obama proclaimed that no American lives were lost (at least on record until 9-11-2012).
Nation building in the Middle East, not worth one American life.
If we go to war again, it should be for total victory or stay home.
NONE of those socialists have staged any sizable protests against Obama's wars or use of drones to attack civilians.
The protests were not principled. They were led by Communist groups and swayed mushy headed college kids and housewives. Red dupes just as they were in the 1960s.
Communists in America protested against going to war against Hitler as well. Woodie Guthrie and Pete Seeger were part of that movement. Guthrie's guitar only came out against Fascism AFTER the 12-7-41 attack.
If we’re going to use force to prevent humanitarian disasters, get in, get it done and get out. Wash rinse and repeat if stain is not completely removed.
If you don’t want us to trash your infrastructure the next time, stop the mass murderers from gaining power. Fix your own damn bridges, schools and roads. We tried to make them love us and that was a huge mistake.
Kick asses and get the hell out.
Yes. We got rid of Saddam Hussein and his two sons. What would the world be like today with him still in power with all of that oil money? He would also be seeking nuclear weapons. The entire region is much better off without that regime.
Short Answer: No.
Slightly longer answer: It was not a “war” in the declared sense, nor were any other expeditionary fiascos we took part in since the last declared war - WWII. We won WWII. We lost all the rest.
My solution to the “WOT”, posted here shortly after 9/11, was as follows: Tell the Muzzies to turn over Bin Laden within 24 hours or suffer the consequences; If they don’t, drop nukes on Tripoli and Jakarta, and tell them again; each day without turning in Bin Laden, another pair of nukes to the next Muzzie population centers to the west and east, converging on the final day on Mecca and Medina. WOT over within a week, either through establishing dominance, or through the collapse of their “civilization”.
Others modified this, saying to simply start with Mecca and Medina, then, perhaps move out from there.
Of course, this approach was lambasted, and the nation took another, wiser route - with predictably great success, I might add.
Federal War on Poverty.
Federal War on Drugs.
Federal War on Terror.
An amazing record. To be fair, though, we did win the Grenada conflict.
The Marxist Globalists pulling the strings in DC for fifty years have truly done a good job. We are now thoroughly cooked and ready to serve.
No, the Iraqi people are not worthy. This was obvious after oil contracts were awarded to European and Chinese firms.
Yes. Saddam was shielding the worst of the worst terrorists and funding all manner of terrorism. Abu Abbas, ABu Nidal. These were terrorists who had killed Americans and were living the life in Baghdad planning more ops against Americans. They are dead now just like Saddam and his insane progeny. The Middle East was a great big boil that needed lancing and Bush lanced it. Khadafy saw the light and gave up his WMD which was amistake on his part but good for us.
I prefer to fight war differently than Bush did. Dresden and Hiroshima come to mind but in the aftermath of 9/11 Iraq had to be dealt with because Hussein was harboring the worst of the worst. It appears that memories on FR as as short as the memories and DU. Disappointing but not surprising. America ain’twhat it used to be.