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Originally Posted by Bluesman
Didn't really care for it. You take the position that the Iraq War was a mistake. I don't.
I don't think it was a blunder at all, and I remain convinced that if we can win, we have an amazing opportunity to utterly re-make the map of the region. I think that's an invaluable result, and worth the risks.
IF WE LOSE, though, we will have lost a huge bet.
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We've diminished U.S. influence in the region, expanded support for AQ, and greatly augmented Iran's regional influence. I don't know of even the most optimistic neoconservative who are still claiming there is going to be some sort of pro-US, anti-radical democratic revolution.