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Originally Posted by finnbow
Actually, that was precisely the theory behind the NeoCon's "Operation Iraqi Freedom."
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It was the NeoCons, but that was more propaganda than theory, IMHO.
When the USA supplied weapons to both sides of the Iran/Iraq War, and I think they realized that our Armed Forces would most likely be facing the 'winner' of that conflict at a later point in time.
Sadam annexed/over-ran Kuwait in a desperate attempt to repay the debt from that war.
I think we wanted to weaken the military powers in that region. For all I know, that might not have been a bad idea.