| Strategyking92 said: yes, but I hated your "clean" version of it. I don't think you can place the blame on what the US did over there. Just religious extremism blinding some people living in poverty. If you really good at it you can either say: A. We prevented Hussein from keeping a stranglehold over the oil market and oppressing the citizens of Kuwait or B. We were being assholes and wanted all the oil for ourselves (commence evil laughter). But now I am not so sure, maybe having a tyrant was the only way the Iraqis can have order. I am also confused by your analogy, or comparison, so I don't know. Just my two cents. |
You used an analogy, and I used another analogy similar to your own to show that the point you were trying to make was pretty weak. Maybe I misunderstood what you were trying to say with your analogy.
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