Well, that depends how you see it.
My opinion is something in the middle. I don't really want to support dictators, unless our national security is absolutely dependent on their existence- and Saddam's existence helped save Iraqi lives (by staving off civil war), and probably also helped stave off regional war- though that may be more open to debate- although I've pretty much made up my mind that he was a bulwark against Iranian machinations, but I'm not sure he was necessary to the US.
So, seeing that Saddam was not absolutely necessary to Us interests (in the way I see them), I would not have supported him, but I wouldn't have invaded the country to depose him because I always thought that would make things worse for the US, for the Iraqis, and for the region. If you look up my posts from before the war you'll see my major fears were civil war, theocracy, and the chances of a dictator even more brutal than Saddam. IF we get a trifecta we might get all of those things, and regional war to boot.
This is my analysis, and nothing you have said changes it. |
