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[–] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It was just because W wanted to finish what his dad started and remove Saddam. There was no exit plan or grand strategy.

[–] hopesdead@startrek.website 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That doesn’t necessarily mean Saddam wasn’t bad, but why not let the citizens of Iraq decide that?

[–] Notserious@lemmy.ca 1 points 16 hours ago

Norman Schwarzkopf said if we take him out worse people would fill in and he was right

[–] MDCCCLV@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As a dictator he weaponized his ethnic minority to violently oppress the majority. The people in Iraq had no say.

[–] scott@lemmy.org 1 points 23 hours ago

As though Americans are in any position to judge.