hcallega
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« on: April 30, 2010, 07:28:31 AM » |
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United States foreign policy in the Middle East has always been based on the balance of power. Removing Saddam would mean more power for Iran. Following our invasion of Kuwait, the Shi'ia people of south Iraq revolted against Saddam, but we did not help. Why? Well we believed that Iran would rapidly "annex" this new region, giving them more power in the region and possibly leading to a second Iran-Iraq War in which Saddam's already broken army would fall. The NeoConservative's don't believe in balance of power, which is why they always opposed containment and supported direct intervention.
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