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originally posted by: eNumbra
originally posted by: TheBulk
In fairness, the situation in Iraq had been nearly stabilized and the $hit didn't hit the fan till Obama removed us from the area.
How indefinitely should we have stayed in Iraq?
originally posted by: Bluntone22
originally posted by: eNumbra
originally posted by: TheBulk
In fairness, the situation in Iraq had been nearly stabilized and the $hit didn't hit the fan till Obama removed us from the area.
How indefinitely should we have stayed in Iraq?
Iraq is still a very unstable country. Putting an exact date on a withdrawal is not easy.
Take Korea, that war ended in 1953 and we still have 60k troops at the border.
Not exactly the same situation but it is some perspective.
Iraq was a mistake we need to help clean up and Egypt will probably be similar.
This summer, there has been an ISIS attack launched outside the war zones of the Middle East every 84 hours.
Libya was stable.
Syria was under control.
Egypt was ruled by a secular President and an ally of the United States.
Iraq was experiencing a reduction in violence.
Iran was being choked off by economic sanctions.
The group that would become what we now call ISIS was close to being extinguished.
originally posted by: awareness10
a reply to: dukeofjive696969
triple double quadruple... what the '### are you on about now?
originally posted by: enlightenedservant
a reply to: xuenchen
Goes "full Reagan"? You sure you want to use Reagan as your example? His administration backed the people who would become both Al-Qaeda and the Taliban during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. Reagen even dedicated the Space Shuttle Columbia launch to those very same Afghan "freedom fighters".
originally posted by: MrSpad
originally posted by: enlightenedservant
a reply to: xuenchen
Goes "full Reagan"? You sure you want to use Reagan as your example? His administration backed the people who would become both Al-Qaeda and the Taliban during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. Reagen even dedicated the Space Shuttle Columbia launch to those very same Afghan "freedom fighters".
Not to mention when over 200 US Marines were killed in a terror attack in Lebanon the US turned tail and ran never even retaliating dithering about targets while the French, yest the French, went in and took care of business. Also that selling weapons to Iran bit to fund a civil way in Central America.
originally posted by: buster2010
a reply to: TheBulk
In fairness, the situation in Iraq had been nearly stabilized and the $hit didn't hit the fan till Obama removed us from the area.
Which is a flat out lie. The paperwork saying when we would leave was already signed before Obama walked into office.