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Old 03-26-2008, 16:27 PM   #77 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Herodotus View Post
Supposition. We cannot speculate what would have happened if the US drove to Baghdad in '91. Would Saddam use chem/bio weapons, would or could he mobilize his population for total war, would Iran seize an opportunity to invade, would fractional fighting break out, would the US population (still not far removed from Vietnam) continue to support military operations, etc.
Likewise, you cannot say the invasion is wrong because you are assuming no invasion is the correct course of action.
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