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MohRokTah

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1. You'd have a sniveling paper tiger barely holding control of Iraq.

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Tue Aug 12, 2014, 11:25 PM

Aug 2014

You'd have a somewhat appeased Iran knowing their greatest rival was nothing but a paper tiger barely holding control.

You'd not have an Al Queda or any offshoots all pissed off because we were in Saudi Arabia since we wouldn't have gone in there in the first place.

9/11 would have never happened.

The first Iraq War really set the stage for everything nasty in that region since.

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What would the Middle East be like if the US didn't invade Iraq (either time)? [View all] Renew Deal Aug 2014 OP

You'd have a sniveling paper tiger barely holding control of Iraq. MohRokTah Aug 2014 #1

He DID try to expand into Saudi Arabia Scootaloo Aug 2014 #2

I like Mr. Robinson's analysis Skittles Aug 2014 #3

We didn't invade Iraq in 1990. A lot of people were irritated because we didn't. MADem Aug 2014 #4

What would the US be like if we had not invaded Iraq either time? Dems to Win Aug 2014 #5

Peace mwrguy Aug 2014 #6