I often think that a secular strongman is the best government for these countries. Did we make the same mistake with Iraq that we did with Iran?
Remember, Alexander Haig who was one of Carters top advisors.
He pleaded with Carter to support and arm the Shah.
Carter refused.
Haig then resigned from the Carter administration.
Jimmy Carter says the Iraq war was the worst American foreign policy ever.
No, you betraying the Shah was the worst foreign policy decision ever.
If Bush comes to his senses and creates a Kurdish state with Kirkuk and Mosul under Kurdish control.
America will be the winners.
Yes and no......Hussein had to go...but we should have replaced him with OUR strongman.
These people are not ready for Democracy...their Islamo-fascist religion precludes it.
I totally agree with you! In my opinion their religion and tribal culture makes it impossible for them to have a democracy. Their hatred for eachother has been going on for centuries and is ingrained in them. They need someone to keep them all in line. While we may not like it, it is what they know and understand. It is good to see someone reminding us that it was Jimmy Carter who started all of this nonsense. That man should be ashamed of himself. What a horrible human being he is. Gosh, I wish he'd just crawl under a rock and stay there.