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"Iraq was a historical enemy..." um, no, it wasn't, it was an ally of the US in the 80s when it was fighting Iran. Before that, in the 70s it was a Baathist se
by rswail 8y ago
"Iraq was a historical enemy..." um, no, it wasn't, it was an ally of the US in the 80s when it was fighting Iran.
Before that, in the 70s it was a Baathist secular dictatorship that was an oil exporter and thus reliant on the US dollar, while Iran was a Kingdom with a US puppet as Shah.
- close04 8y agoSorry I wasn't clear enough. What I meant is that when the regime was finally changed the US wasn't at the first round of wars in the region. In the 10+ years leading to the Iraq War and the regime change they had the first Iraq War (now known as Gulf War) and several "Desert %" operations (bombing campaigns). Going from ally straight to enemy and war is probably a big step even for the US.