The Kurdish part of Iraq did pretty well once Saddam was deposed. The central government is weak, and wasn't able to fend off ISIS but at least their human righ

The Kurdish part of Iraq did pretty well once Saddam was deposed. The central government is weak, and wasn't able to fend off ISIS but at least their human rights record is much better than Saddam's. And like, if Saddam still ruled Iraq currently, would he be able to hold back ISIS? I'd say no. In fact, ISIS would get even more sympathisers because by this time everybody would be sick of Saddam's shit. Look at Libya. Khaddafi's "strong man" reputation didn't mean nothing when people started fighting back against his regime. Look at Syria. Assad is supposedly "strong" but this days, and historically he had very weak control of his country. The idea that these people should be propped up because they are "lesser evil" has no experimental basis. Reminds me of WW2 "appeasement" honestly. It only makes the problem worse in the long run.