DawZi wrote:i dont think nobody could have predicted how things are going now everybody thought most Iraq people would be glad to see the back of Saddam and move forward with a new regime in place but clearly not! but i agree about Iran who was at war with Iraq for years we have done them a massive favour
Double negative aside, I can assure you that I very much predicted EXACTLY this mess prior to the invasion. People like me, who have been sadly proved correct were talking about it turning into "
another Vietnam" even before the first bombs fell. It was a secular regime that on falling was bound to become a hotbed for a fundamentalist state. There was never any connection between 9/11 and Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden hated Saddam and visa-versa. After Gulf War 1 bin-Ladan wanted to 'finish the job off' but was not allowed to by the Saudi regime (an equally despotic regime but they are still
our despots). There was never any plan for peace, only war. I said at the time (and 'Simply Red'/Midds may even recall the comment) that if 'we' went in, the only way to get out in a reasonable manner would be to take out Saddam but leave the rest of the government in place. Put Tariq Aziz in charge with a clear mandate to introduce elections five years later. In exchange, pardon him and everyone else in the regime and let them keep their millions of dollars. That way, with sanctions lifted, they could move away from the previous regime in a controlled manner, with water and electricity and a functioning government. Instead we had a war mongering President dictating to a lying British lapdog and 'we' took off the entire head. Then some people were left wondering why it all went wrong?