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Originally posted by Spanky
I agree with this generally, although when it comes to evil regimes, if you take it out, an evil regime may takes its place, but a chance that a better one will come along, even if it is small, in my opinion, is worth the risk.
Reasonable minds can disagree on this, but it is pretty hard for me to imagine a situation developing in Iraq that I would label worse than Saddam Hussein.
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I agree with your second point, from the perspective of the Iraqi people. From the perspective of American security, I disagree -- a regime that is friendly to Iran, or to al Qaeda, would be much worse for the US.
As to your first point, though, the question in my mind is not whether it is worth the "risk" of a worse regime coming in. The question is whether it was worth the cost.
Note -- I actually have to work today so don't expect any lengthy responses, and just assume that I disagree with everything you say.
