@Charmantides I'm acknowledging a potential objection, not agreeing with the argument.
@Charmantides Keeping a lid on Saddam was difficult, expensive, and getting politically more and more difficult by then.
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@St_Rev That he could is a much weaker argument than it seems in hindsight. Saddam like Gaddafi was the wests friend for a period -
@Charmantides Meh. Saddam threw himself into a pointless and bloody war with Iran, and Iran was actually a sworn enemy of the US, so... -
@St_Rev Saddam was tolerated because Saddam stablised the region. Its why Obama won't destablise syria.
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@St_Rev True as that is in hindsight Id be (more) pissed at the lies (that weren't technically lies) that produced such weak WMD evidence,Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@St_Rev As I said if David Kelly died over such a pedantic distinction Id be pretty pissed at everyone then. Myself includedThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@St_Rev For all it mattered in 2001 reality was as he claimed it was until the end. Iraq had no usable WMDs or was producing them.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@St_Rev And there is no rule of war that allows preventative speculative action "Oh Im changing regieme because he can make big boom boom"noThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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