Wow.
Yeah and I don’t think we had an alliance with Kuwait.
Iran and Iraq would have fought again and forever.
And you’re right. He was secular and kept the maniacs in check.
Now that I ABSOLUTELY know what the bushes are about, I am sure $$ and big companies influenced his decision.
And of course keeping a Saudi’s enemy in check would have been important to him since the bushes and the Saudi leaders are blood brothers.
SMH
I haven’t really read into the bush’s business dealings so can’t comment. I only know that it was a mistake. The same with the 2003 Iraq war. I was opposed to that (quite an unpopular position on FR) - I was fully 100% for the war in Afghanistan. If we hadn’t gotten distracted or better yet had taken the war into Pakistan and taken out Osama, life would be so much better
But the real killer mistake was Gulf War 1