You know, a lot has been said about how evil Saddam is, and there's no denying it. It's even marginally justifiable for the US to claim that since we made him, we had a duty to unmake him. (Though they try not to argue that too much, since it reminds everyone just how responsible the Bushes are for him.) Much like bin Laden himself, I imagine.
The funny thing is, we created Hussein while trying to fight the evil Khomeini. We also created bin Laden to serve as one of our many proxies against the evil Soviets. For that matter, the current state of Iran can be traced almost directly to our overthrow of Musaddiq and the subsequent installation of the Shah.
So who have we created this time, in the quest to destroy the evil Saddam? Are we going to have to fight some Kurdish or Shi'a general in ten years, after giving him billions of dollars in weapons and aid?
(/) Roland X
Hubris is always the downfall of men who think they can play God with impunity
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