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To: Taro who wrote (559345)	4/7/2010 11:56:23 AM
From: combjelly	Respond to of 1576340

"So we should have left Saddam in power as the ME bad cop, right?" He wasn't the cop. He just provided a check on Iran. We were playing the ME like a Jinga Blocks game. There were just certain blocks that couldn't be touched. "Because as soon as they were in place, we'd have the choice of losing face or acting, when he was flatly ignoring the UN decision supported by us, right?" No. Cease-fire violations always happen. They have been happening for decades with North Korea. And, unlike with Iraq, people have died. Technically, the US had the right. But having rights and exercising them are two different things. Ignoring the geopolitical realities was the problem. But, that was pretty much the hallmark of the Bush administration which seemed to operate on the level of wishful thinking. "decisions do have consequences." Precisely. And Bush decided to upset a balance we've worked decades to maintain. One consequence was a strengthened and even more entrenched Iran. Another consequence was the shifting of wads of cash into the pockets of oil exporting countries. Most of who don't like us much.