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For Iran, the US invasion was a big bonus.

We took out their biggest enemy, Saddam Hussein, and turned the country over to Iran’s Shiite allies.

I also have come to believe that Arab/Muslim civilization can not be reformed or transformed by anyone, certainly not the United States.

I also have come to believe that Arab/Muslim civilization can not be reformed or transformed by anyone, certainly not the United States.

I think that's an old propaganda line -- a line -- intended to further the development of novolya in our society and leadership. "We can't ever do anything right, waaaaah, all we ever get is 'blowback^(c)'!"

All anyone has to do is read about the fallout of the Crusades to see the huge effect the West had on the Moslem umma and Caliphate after the call for the First Crusade went out.