Reply #24: Gee, he was right [View All]

[sandnsea]

Approaching Iraq militarily has proven to be a total disaster. We took an ally and turned him into an enemy because we knew we had sold him chemical and biological weapons and had to get them out of there. We egged Saddam on with Kuwait just like we egged him on with Iran. We were so addicted to ME oil that we were willing to do anything to get it, instead of focusing on alternative fuels and conservation the way Carter wanted us to. I doubt this will ever happen, but it seems to me it's the truth.

I don't know what he proposed to do with Iraq at the time, but if it has any teensy bit of credibility, he can probably say he thought his solution was better and wouldn't have led to the quagmire we have today. At least I hope so.