Solution to islamic extremism

[hershel_layton]

Aura7541 said:

hershel_layton said:

In all seriousness, invading a country and overtaking its ruler(Iraq) gives a CLEAR oppurtunity for extremists to rise and take power.

That is true, though I felt that Iraq was a very complicated situation. Saddam Hussein didn't have a clean record. He tried to annex Kuwait and committed genocide against the Kurds. There wasn't a 'good' solution to how to deal with Saddam. The biggest mistake, in my opinion, was what the US did after the invasion. They threw him out of power and then went, "Okay, now what...?" There wasn't a clear plan and Bush's "Plant the seeds of democracy and it will spread throughout the Middle East" statement was extremely misguided. The invasion might be well-intentioned, but that is not enough to justify it.

Yet this democracy is what we continue to attempt to give...though, look at the outcomes. Remember the vietnam war and our attempt to give democracy? Didn't end so well, did it?

Also, doing less would mean that we could potentially be in a better situation. Islamic groups may have not had the chance to rise and take any sort of power. Sure, Sadam Hussein isn't exactly a saint, but at least Iraq would have been kept in control.3