"It was obvious that it would take opportunities to undermine our interests in the region,"
>>> No shit. (All the more reason because Bush I made the critical strategic mistake of leaving the wounded bear alive in the woods.....) I guess you can add Saudi Arabia, Iran, Sudan, Burma, North Korea, China, and a couple of dozen others to that list as well... but 'undermining interests is not the same as sponsoring direct attacks....
"and therefore, under the circumstances, that it would be counted on to sponsor terrorist attacks."
>>> Gee, I can 'count on' Mexico invading us tomorrow... but that doesn't mean it going to happen.
"Whether it had sponsored such attacks or not,"
>>> I see you recognize this.
"it was too dangerous to wait until they tried to drive us out of the region through proxies,"
>>> Like Iran ALREADY has? (They drove us out of Lebanon.)
"The Domino Theory said nothing about the rest of the world going commie."
>>> Sure it did. Perhaps you are not old enough to remember. |
