Why is it in American interests to get involved in a civil war there?
Iran is the globe's biggest threat
Anything that keeps Muslims killing Muslims over there, rather than Westerners over here, is a good thing.
We removed their dictator, and tried to set them up as nicely as we did Germany and Japan. Sadly, the Liberals didn't want success there, and had us run away decades before it was ready to stand on its own in a highly volatile area of the world. (Note: we STILL have large military assets in Germany and Japan, 7 decades later.) As such, we feel somewhat responsible.
The spread of Freedom and Free Republics
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