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zipplewrath

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2. not many good outcomes

Tue Jun 24, 2014, 08:54 PM

Jun 2014

I can remember writing about Iraq when the Shrub was screwing the place up. I said he had little to no hope of any real "success" there. At BEST he'd create a mildly stable democracy that was a friend to Iran and constantly threatened Saudi Arabia. At worst it would split into three combative regions that would spill their conflicts over into their neighbors. It appears we are somewhere in between those two extremes at this point.

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I think Obama is fucked in Iraq [View all] Baclava Jun 2014 OP

There's a distinct primacy in the fact that we NEVER should have been there. AZ Mike Jun 2014 #1

precisely! n/t wildbilln864 Jun 2014 #3

not many good outcomes zipplewrath Jun 2014 #2

The previous US military interventions in the ME went pretty sweet, ZombieHorde Jun 2014 #4

Need to go back to Biden's three state solution wiht shared oil revenues. eom MohRokTah Jun 2014 #5

it's what happens when NO ONE IS HELD ACCOUNTABLE Skittles Jun 2014 #6

Finger pointing doesn't mean much in a 2000 year old war Baclava Jun 2014 #7

Bush Inc should have been loudly denounced and hearings should have been held Skittles Jun 2014 #8

absolutely not Alex P Notkeaton Jun 2014 #9

but to what end? Baclava Jun 2014 #11

Actually, I don't know it Alex P Notkeaton Jun 2014 #12

I think Iraq is fucked, that's the tragedy. Obama will be fine. Autumn Jun 2014 #10

x2 Alex P Notkeaton Jun 2014 #13