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Ocelot II

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2. Iraq was in the clutches of a vicious dictator, but our "liberation" of it

Reply to Deep State Witch (Original post)

Sat Jun 21, 2025, 10:38 PM

Jun 21

killed a lot of innocent civilians and didn't seem to have done it much good in the long run. I would have thought we'd learned our lesson about regime change in the ME, but apparently not.

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The Islamic Republic of Iran [View all] Deep State Witch Jun 21 OP

We broke it. Easterncedar Jun 21 #1

Iraq was in the clutches of a vicious dictator, but our "liberation" of it Ocelot II Jun 21 #2

sorry, who were those "semi-competent" people? Skittles Jun 21 #3

Change Your Title To The USA Dlpger61 Jun 21 #4

I'd like to see western-style democracy rise up here. /nt thought crime Jun 22 #14

competent people under Shrub? WarGamer Jun 21 #5

They weren't exactly incompetent, at least in the same way Pete Kegbreath is incompetent. Ocelot II Jun 21 #6

neocons suck. WarGamer Jun 21 #7

They do. Whatever Trump is also sucks. Ocelot II Jun 21 #8

Trump just became a Grade A certified Neocon. /nt thought crime Jun 22 #15

Except the neocons had an actual political ideology - Ocelot II Jun 22 #16

That's Why I Said Semi-Competent Deep State Witch Jun 22 #18

The United States has to win the gold medal stillcool Jun 21 #9

The doge regime + p25 + the convicted felon & his band of thieves Justice matters. Jun 22 #10

The Psha's secret police were trained here IbogaProject Jun 22 #11

If the regime changes AdamGG Jun 22 #12

Every fucking time... róisín_dubh Jun 22 #13

We already did regime change in Iran Martin Eden Jun 22 #17