Iraq invaded Kuwait in the early nineties. The coalition forces, of
which US forces were the majority but which included numerous
countries, drove them out and defeated them. The coalition countries
were criticized widely for not going all the way and unseating Sadaam.
At the time I remember thinking you're damned if you do and you're
damned if you don't. History has now demonstrated that this is the
truth.
Paul
On Feb 17, 2006, at 5:28 PM, E.R.N. Reed wrote:
William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "E.R.N. Reed"
Subject: Re: Religon, Christ vs. the Other Guy
Just a reminder: Suicide bombers murdered large numbers of Americans
in the USA *before* the US invaded Afghanistan or Iraq.
I recall the USA invaded Iraq in the early 1990s.
OK, I'm shaky on whether they actually invaded Iraq (as opposed to
Kuwait) in Desert Storm, but they certainly did not occupy it, so if
they did in fact invade at that time, they were long out of there
before 2001. (Recall that I was commenting on the suggestion that
Moslem suicide bombers are somehow the result of the occupation of
Moslem countries.)
The USA, and other western countries (Great Britain is a notable
offender as well) have been pissing around, causing trouble in the
Middle East for a very, very long time, several centuries or longer.
Something called the Crusades comes to mind.
The USA has been around for less than three centuries, which is not
what I would call "several." Definitely came into being well after the
Crusades.
