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Originally Posted by astralis
but let us remember, both him, and myself, were and remain pro-intervention when it came to the iraq war. now we're talking about iran.
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You made two very sensible posts. I like you and the author was pro_Iraq invasion originally. I thought that Saddam was dangerous ; I believed the WMD lies; and I thought that there was a chance for Democracy there. I never liked Bush but did not realize how we were lied to on the WMD issue or how incompetently they would manage Iraq. The Iranians are both happy that Saddam is gone and unhappy that America stands, armed, to the East and the West. They also have a right to be fearful of the US based on their unhappy history in 1953 and the Shah that we foisted on them.
But I do not believe that it is possible for the US to invade Iran or even do a major air campaign against Iran (perhaps a bombing of nuclear facilities might be possible). The Iraqi and Afghani wars have been disasters and are more and more unpopular in the US.