Misha links to this report justifying the invasion of Iraq written by, get this, an Iraqi! Here is a sample:
“Yes, the occupation is a blessed and promising liberation for Iraq, even if the U.N., Europe, Russia, India, and all the Arabs say otherwise. The logic of international law could be of interest to the French, the Germans, the Russians and the Arabs, who are enamored with it
Sean Hackbarth
Anything that upsets Josh is a good thing.
Kimmitt
While the question of “Have things improved at this point?” is extremely relevant, the end question of, “Will things be $1 trillion (and X American lives) better in ten years?” is the more relevant one. The jury is, of course, still out.
Emperor Misha I
If you think that we’ll need to pump $87 billion ($60 billion of which we’d have to spend anyway just to make sure that your precious sanctions “worked”, by the way) into Iraq every year for another decade, you’re delusional, Kimmy.
But I already knew that.