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Kasz216 on 24 August 2013
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mai said:
badgenome said:
mai said:

Well, in such case he's either an idiot or a scumbag, or both. But I don't believe in good intentions in politics, so he's a scumbag after all, while your reasoning is as silly as "they went for oil". Who needs Iraqi oil in price of military operation of that scale? You simply buy it.

It's not good intentions. The neoconservatives believed it to be in the national interest to have a democratic Middle East.

Yes, they really are that stupid.

So what's the logic behind having democratic Middle East 10 years ago? Why Iraq? Why not Saudi Arabia? Why not 40 years ago? Why democratic Middle East favors national interests of the US in the first place? Why not, say, democratic Central America or whatever?

No, I don't belive theay are stupid (outside public talking heads, of course), they perfectly knew what they were doing.

Bush wasn't President 40 years ago?

Why not Saudi Araia?  Because they're friendy with us... why would you start with people friendly with you?

Why Iraq?  Because it was an isolated country that had no allies, was violating UN precendet, etc.


Additionally Bush JR has a bit of a rivalry with his dad, so i'm sure "finishing" the job many americans were mad that his father couldn't finish played into it as well.