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Originally posted by swissmiss04
Iraq was definitely not a stable country by any stretch of the imagination. Disregarding any threat it posed to its neighbors, Iraq from within was in total chaos. Before Saddam came to power Iraq was one of the wealthier and better educated nations in the region. Infrastructure was more advanced than any other nation in the region. Very rich cultural history as well. Once Saddam came to power things declined. Sadly, the U.S. knew of Saddam's atrocities and neglected to address them. Even worse, the sanctions imposed after the first Gulf War did nothing but harm the very people we should have been helping. Obviously Saddam wasn't harmed by them at all.
Were the reasons for the war justified? Some say no. We've so far failed to find any WMD. Thus far we've failed to find a solid link between al-Qaeda and Iraq. But, we've managed to take down a genocidal maniac, which is definitely a good first step.
It is quite unlikely that there was a link between al-Qaeda and Saddam to begin with. They stood for totally different ideologies (secular vs. religious state) and most say they despised each other.
Russ, do you have a link to any articles discussing Iraq's increase of funding for Palestinian terror groups?
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No solid link between Iraq and Al Qaeda?? What are you talking about? Do you ever read? Why don't you ever do the research? This isn't an opinion piece...just read. Why do people get facts and opinion mixed up on GC???
-Rudey
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