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Originally Posted by Danzig
because iran and iraq kept each other in check. removing half that equation left the other half, iran, with a power vacuum to fill. they happily have done so. who over there can convince iran to behave now? saudi arabia? us? note the move to nukes since we took out saddam. remember the iran/iraq war? who backed iraq, since we used the 'enemy of our enemy is our friend' line of foreign policy for years?
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you do remember the Hussein family? We cried foul on ourselves when we water boarded. This guy and sons were killing people for fun.
BTW Israel is and will keep Iran in check.