Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (115160)	9/18/2003 2:14:08 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Another reason Saddam wasn't overthrown was that his regime was seen as a bulwark to Iran. I don't think Bush the First thought he could get away with raising another coalition in the event Iran saw Iraq's weakness attracting Iranian aggression. He needed to make sure Iran was constrained by someone. Might as well let Saddam do that bit of dirty work. In a weird way, letting Saddam survive contributed to stability in the region, at least for a while. And the strategy worked.