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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: bentway who wrote (786294)5/25/2014 2:39:19 PM
From: i-node  Read Replies (1) of 1573092
 
Yours is the usual liberal mantra, but it is just factually inaccurate.

Prior to the surge there was real concern that Iran would be strengthened. But because of GWB's persistence (in the face of liberal protests) that did not happen.

The Iraq War can be blamed for a huge shift in Middle East oil production, where Iraq has increased its oil output to levels higher than the late 80s. At the same time, Iran's production has dropped radically, which made the Iran Uprisings possible (which, of course, the idiot Obama totally mishandled). You should not be confused about it; oil is "geopolitical" power. And instead of that Iraqi oil money going to Saddam or his kids to re-militarize, it is being used for more benigh purposes.

Never mind that we got rid of a brutal dictator who had been a source of chronic instability in the region for 30 years and would have been (via his kids) for at least another 50.
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