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To: Jeff Jordan who wrote (281639)3/29/2004 2:28:33 PM
From: mishedlo  Read Replies (1) of 436258
 
Given that Saddam did not have any weapons, was not at threat to the US or anyone else it would seem to me the UN did do something (the inspectors were doing their jobs) and the US just plain fucked up on

1) security grounds
2) diplomatic grounds
3) monetarily
4) time cost/ we should have been going after Al Qaeda instead of this thug

In short, we wasted lives, spent over $300B we did not have, increased the threat of terrorism in the process (ask Spain), failed to address the root cause of terrorsim, did the work of Bin Laden for him (he did not like Hussein and want him removed), and totally blew sky high the goodwill of the world towards the US after 911 to go after someone who was never a threat to the US instead of concentrating on the threat to the US.

This mission in Iraq could not possibly have gone worse for the US or better for Bin Laden.

Mish
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