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Originally Posted by turnpike boy
We didn't give them freedom - we gave them an opportunity. If they don't want freedom, well then, they certainly will be in "control" of that. Of course, it's always prudent to disregard situations one doesn't understand....rather than make allowances and directed efforts to comprehend.
With regard to earning it - no problem. We've not annexed them - who the h*ll wants them, anyway? Likely we're all looking forward to the day when they don't require constant observation due to their instability. Absent that, it's moronic - on anybody's part - to expect we would turn our back to them.
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Gave who an opportunity? Revolutions happen because one group is strong enough to take power from another. There was no dominant force inside Iraq that could take power from Husseins government, and none are strong enough to hold it on their own. And the chance is high that whatever government does finally manage to take over will have stronger ties to Iran than us. Sometimes the enemy you know is better than the one you don't...