Iraq had a “coalition of the willing” but that was mostly a joke. One million excess deaths in Iraq as a result. We removed the Baathists and put Shiites in ch

Iraq had a “coalition of the willing” but that was mostly a joke. One million excess deaths in Iraq as a result. We removed the Baathists and put Shiites in charge instead. Baathists joined up with ISIS and gave them American tanks and humvees, which then spilled violence over into Syria, and other regions. Invading and occupying was actually better than invading and leaving a failed state like Libya. There, ISIS and Boko Haram were able to establish strongholds and millions still live under violent gangs. At least we stabilized Iraq somewhat — until we also left abruptly. The last time we occupied land with our army was 2 months ago, when we withdrew from Afghanistan (also extremely abruptly).