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Originally Posted by AustinsCE
Saddam was on "our" side. How do you think he got in power? The problem is he wanted off "our" side. The agenda was to split Iraq into 3 parts, why would a dictator allow that? Al Qaeda is another example of folks on "our" side simply fulfilling contracts for the US government. Nothing is wrong in Iraq, it's going exactly as planned.
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Saddam was on our side in the 80's when we backed him against Iran. He was fine with that and didn't want off our side. The problem is he miscalculated the US reaction to his invasion of Kuwait. We had problems with him since then, but that doesn't mean a deal couldn't have been reached. The agenda never was to split Iraq, only to protect the minorities in the north and south that sided against him during the first Gulf War. AQ is a whole other mess, and yes their predecessors were our friends in the 80's as well. Talk about major blowback. If only the US minded its own business...
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