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Originally posted by m21sniper
DaveE- Yes, we absolutely disagree on that count.
The war in Iraq- based on what we thought we knew- made perfect sense in 2003 from a geo-political stand point.
And contrary to popular belief, it was one of the 'most legal' wars in US history.
I do FULLY agree that the 'business' in A-stan should've been more fully developed before we went traipsing across the ME though.
Of course HAD we done it right, the War in Iraq would've been a total success, served as a great deterrent to the enemy, and we'd again be fully re-focused on A-stan now.
On the topic of A-stan....i hope no one here is under the illusion that 'victory' is possible there. A-stan is an open sore on the face of the modern world, and it will never be healed until th A-stanis themselves (and even moreso the tribal pakistanis) decide they no longer wish to live in the 5th century.
A-stan, we(as in the west) are going to be there for decades.
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The war in Iraq was not only illegal it was also immoral. These were and are my feelings before and after the initial invasion.
To think the war was "just" mishandled and could have been won had things been done differently is just hindsight and a repeat of the initial debocle made by the Bush administration.
Yes we may have the strongest military in the world but the outcome in Iraq shows regardless of military strength they aren't buying what we're selling and no level of our military force or torture will make them see things our way.