re: #358 Girth

I will speculate that these recent revolutions have nothing to do with Saddam and everything to do with the internet and communications technology.

Of course it plays a role, but it didn’t help in Iran.

Think about it. If Iraq, possibly still occupying Kuwait and threatening Saudi, was still the largest military in the Arab world and perfectly willing to use it, do you really think that would have no effect on the other dictators nearby?

Whether one supported the war(s) in Iraq or not I think it will in retrospect be seen as the trigger for what has followed.