Ok, so now we’ve gone from “it was a failure” to “screw ‘em”.
Again, I’m not arguing that point, nor am I defending President Bush.
Was DS/DS a war for oil? Yes, Iraq was stealing it from Kuwait. Was it our business to engage? As as happened before, any disruption of oil shipments in the Gulf creates a ripple effect on the world economy. So, based on the situation at the time, I’m not quite sure. My opinion on the matter has become a bit opaque as a result of subsequent events.
Should we have been exploiting our own oil reserves and not be dependent on ME oil? You bet.
That being said, what got me engaged to begin with is a poster calling Iraq a military blunder when in truth, it was a political blunder. The military performed spectacularly.
What’s done is done, but I still place the blame for the loss of Iraq squarely at the feet of the RATS.
Have a good one.
Kuwait was side-drilling into Iraqi oil fields, they got caught red-handed.