The War in Iraq: 6 Years Later

[Zephyrus]

Originally Posted by kstar

Actually no. The situation in the Middle East was tense, but had not escalated into outright war, and most likely would not have for a great period of time. There was an even power distribution. Because of Bush's LIES (that Saddam had WMDs) there is now a power vacuole which will be filled. Likely involving another war.

The US will not stay in Iraq like they stayed in Germany, they will pull out like they did in Vietman and Korea. The key difference is that the German people were not oppressed and most welcomed the occupiers because of that. Like in Vietnam, we have made the Iraqis second class citizens in their own nation. We have interrupted their democratic elections, we have detained their citizens and transported them out of their country, sometimes without proof of any wrongdoing. The Iraqis do not want us there, and I think that when we will be withdrawing from Iraq, it will be under gun fire.

Also, when you say that Saddam would have attacked Israel, most Israelis don't think that he would have. In fact, they were against starting a war with Iraq without further proof of WMDs. Yes, they did support the US once the war started, but they were against starting the war with the current proof. (P.S. I'm a dual US/Israeli passport holder. Right of return, ftw.)

It is a sign of the uneducated to resort to ad hominem attacks when someone provides a case against their side. That and the fact that you had to resort to swearing makes my point for me that you are uneducated.

Hominem attacks? WTF??? WTF was your bullshit fucking sarcasm about?

Do you even know what would happen if we left Iraq? Do you?