Iraq - Tens Years After

[icenine]

Another good article that is appropriate for this thread:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...0,946032.story

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Vietnam did stop communist expansion in SE Asia.



Pete

Not Vietnam.

Effective use of the CIA.

[icenine]

Actually it did not stop Communist expansion.
Vietnam became Communist.
North Korea remains Communist
China is still Communist

Pol Pot took over in Cambodia also.....

[finnbow]

Originally Posted by icenine

Another good article that is appropriate for this thread:

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationwo...0,946032.story

So it seems we handed Iran over to Iraq while incurring a total cost of $4-6 Trillion over the years to pay for these wars. Brilliant.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...a60_story.html

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by icenine

Actually it did not stop Communist expansion.
Vietnam became Communist.
North Korea remains Communist
China is still Communist

Pol Pot took over in Cambodia also.....

Add Laos.....a single party communist so************************t state.

[Dondilion]

Originally Posted by finnbow

So it seems we handed Iran over to Iraq while incurring a total cost of $4-6 Billion over the years to pay for these wars. Brilliant.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...a60_story.html

It was floated that the Iraqi oil would pay for the war.

[icenine]

Originally Posted by finnbow

So it seems we handed Iran over to Iraq while incurring a total cost of $4-6 Billion over the years to pay for these wars. Brilliant.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/...a60_story.html

The sad thing would be if Iraq replaced Syria as Iran's proxy i.e. running Habollah from there like they did from Syria and do in Lebanon...

that would be an awful shame

[CarlV]

Originally Posted by Dondilion

It was floated that the Iraqi oil would pay for the war.

I definitely remember that one.
What I don't understand is the free security for the Chinese copper mines in Afghanistan that is really making China to look good by employing all those Afghan citizens.


Carl

[icenine]

Originally Posted by CarlV

I definitely remember that one.
What I don't understand is the free security for the Chinese copper mines in Afghanistan that is really making China to look good by employing all those Afghan citizens.


Carl

We invade first, China invests second .......argh

the second mouse gets the cheese in other words...if you know what I mean...

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by piece-itpete

Vietnam did stop communist expansion in SE Asia.

What? Vietnam FELL to the Communists. As did Cambodia and Laos.

That's some kind of wingnut denial you got goin' there, Pete.

Dave