re: #317 Killgore Trout

Regarding the Young Turks interview: I was never the biggest fan of the Iraq war but once we were in it I wanted to win (unlike the left who wanted desperately to lose). The only way the invasion of Iran helped Iran is that it brought a little more stability to the region and Iran no longer had to worry about invasion from Iraq. If Saddan was still in power today you can bet your ass he’d be working furiously to beat Iran to a nuclear bomb. If he could beat them to a bomb I think there’s a good chance he’d try to conquer Iran before the Iranians decided to nuke Baghdad. Like it or not we did bring a lot of stability to the region.

It always amazes me when people like Uygur try to argue that Sadam Hussein was no threat. This is the dictator who got within months of having a working nuclear reactor online, generating enriched uranium.

Did we find WMDs in Iraq? Obviously, the answer is no. Was Saddam Hussein a brutal murderer who would continue to be a threat to the Middle East and the world? Obviously, the answer is yes.

The world is better off without Saddam in it, despite the messy consequences of our invasion of Iraq.