SpeedRacer 1 #76 September 26, 2006 QuoteJust to illustrate my point Jean........... www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/provide_comfort_2.htm Wow.........that sounds A LOT more like we were already at war with Saddam. Yep...........26 KIA in ONE DAY! Sure it was a friendly fire accident but wouldn't have happened without Saddam. Ohhh............and look here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khobar_Towers_bombing OK............so Saddam didn't pull the trigger on this one. Osama did..........but once again.......they wouldn't have been there without Saddam threatening his neighbors. One final one..........this one is personal. http://www.romad.com/finaljumper/faley.htm Number 3...........nope........Saddam didn't pull that trigger either. An inept Navy pilot did. However.....Jason was in sight of the Iraqi border dropping bombs why? Yep.........Saddam Hussein. Seems to be a pattern here. you've raised some good points. As I've said before, it seems to me that we could have avoided a LOT of trouble if we had not gotten involved in the 1991 Gulf war. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #77 September 26, 2006 QuoteAs I've said before, it seems to me that we could have avoided a LOT of trouble if we had not gotten involved in the 1991 Gulf war. Maybe...........maybe not. If he had invaded Saudi next we would have had a MUCH harder time getting a foot hold in the region. We don't need any more "D Day" beach landings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #78 September 26, 2006 we could have let the Arabs handle it. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #79 September 26, 2006 Quotewe could have let the Arabs handle it. I don't know that they could have. The only military in the region that could hold off Saddam was Iran. That was a stalemate. I think he would have rolled through Suadi like we rolled through Iraq last time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #80 September 26, 2006 You don't think a coalition of Middle Eastern countries would have stopped him? Most of the neighboring countries, sunni or shiite, hated Saddam & would not have wanted to see him taking over Saudi Arabia. I just think we would be better off leaving everyone else alone. Everytime we intrude in the Middle East we seem to make things worse for ourselves, & then try to solve it by intruding AGAIN. and again & again. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #81 September 26, 2006 QuoteYou don't think a coalition of Middle Eastern countries would have stopped him? Wow..........you are giving this region a lot of credit. In 1967 the Arab world TRIED to form a coalition to defeat Israel. They got their collective asses handed to them. No.........I don't think they could have defeated Saddam. UNLESS...........Iran AND Turkey had been willing to help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #82 September 26, 2006 but in this scenario it would be Arabs fighting other Arabs. kinda like that TV show where they got bums to fight each other. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #83 September 26, 2006 Quotekinda like that TV show where they got bums to fight each other. So true.......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,112 #84 September 26, 2006 As a reminder, threats are never allowed on dropzone.com. From here on out, anyone who makes a threat (even if it's a clever one) will be permanently banned from the forum. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
