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In response to "I think if we hadn't stepped away when we did, we lose the coalition and it's now fermenting hate amongst the rest of the Arab World." by Will Hunting

I agree. Going into Baghdad would have presented us with what we have now but earlier.

Posted by Mel Profit (aka mel profit) Jul 28 '16, 08:51

and I'm morally confused by that because I know I'm advocating for a brutal dictator to remain in power.

What Bush 1 did was clearly state an objective, build a broad coalition which we rarely see and let the military execute their plan.

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but in a pre 9/11, pre Al Qaeda world -- nm - gerald Jul 28, 08:56 2
- But we would have created a vacuum still, be it Hezbollah, the beginnings of AQ or whatnot. -- nm - Will Hunting Jul 28, 09:08
- for all we know that would have created AQ... - Mel Profit Jul 28, 08:58

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I agree. Going into Baghdad would have presented us with what we have now but earlier.

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