[Leaning Right]

> Two things made the Middle East a problem <

Please permit me to suggest a third.

3. Saddam Hussein was a monster. But he was also a check against Iran. And he was also a check against radical Islam. Bush II removed Saddam. That was just as bad as Carter removing the Shah.

[Reily]

Disagree
Only a temporary check, he was destabilizing elsewhere.
I’m not going to argue the point.