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Originally Posted by ZNPaaneah
How is invading Kuwait a threat to Israel? Also, how can you be a leader in the Middle East if you aren't a sworn enemy of Israel?
Saddam was able to balance a fundamentalist population with a Christian population. As bad a guy that Saddam and his sons were, by comparison with every other state in the Middle East he was the least threatening to Israel and acted as a nice buffer between Iran.
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At the time, Saddam appeared more menacing than Iran. All nations' intel said he had nukes. Hindsight is great now.
Saddam invaded Kuwait showing the world how dangerous he was.
Why did the Bushes have it out for Saddam though? There are things we don't know. He was not the existential threat to us as Kim is now.
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All the posters here are quick to condemn Dubya for invading Iraq, but why does no one fault BarryO for what he did and did not do in Libya, Egypt, Syria, Iraq. Arab spring anyone?