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Trump: Middle East would be more stable if Saddam, Gaddafi still in power

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-10-05 02:14|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 Gaddafi didn't aspire to annex his neighbors. Might mess around with terrorists groups here and there, but never seem too keen to add to his territories.

Posted by Procopius2k 2015-10-05 08:33|| 2015-10-05 08:33|| Front Page Top

#2 Yea, but if Saddam was still around, we'd have an Iran/Iraq war by now. And, with a bit of luck, both considerably weakened.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-10-05 08:43|| 2015-10-05 08:43|| Front Page Top

#3 It ain't over 'til it's over.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2015-10-05 09:02|| 2015-10-05 09:02|| Front Page Top

#4 IF we'd never invaded Iraq, Gaddafi would never have defected from the Khan Bomb network, and we wouldn't have been able to make Stuxnet.

Posted by Thing From Snowy Mountain 2015-10-05 09:03|| 2015-10-05 09:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Amen. Trump has it right.

Posted by Lone Ranger 2015-10-05 09:23|| 2015-10-05 09:23|| Front Page Top

#6 Trump is correct, sad but true

Posted by BigEdLB 2015-10-05 10:01|| 2015-10-05 10:01|| Front Page Top

#7 An examination at the marco-level, say over the past 75 years, might confirm the Donald's assessment.

My humble opinion - if they want to live under communist domination, or in a dictatorial Islamic regime, do NOT stop them. With the possible exception of the loss of our own blood and treasure, the long-term outcomes do not appear to change a great deal. I must once again point to the Swiss model of non-involvement.

If you are in a pub and see a man and woman quarreling or exchanging blows, do not finish your pint, but rather find the door immediately.
~ anon

Posted by Besoeker 2015-10-05 10:41|| 2015-10-05 10:41|| Front Page Top

#8 Many people will agree with Trump. which is his attraction. I must point out, however, that in the polls of self-identified Trunks, more people are 'for' someone else than are 'for' Trump.

Posted by Bobby 2015-10-05 12:48|| 2015-10-05 12:48|| Front Page Top

#9 I've been saying this for a while. We should disengage from the Middle East. We don't go there and we don't let them come here. If they want to sell us their oil, fine. If they don't we'll let them eat sand. We don't give any of them any foreign aid. If they want to fight each other, let them fight. It's none of our business. Iran is the only exception. They should be nuked.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2015-10-05 12:56|| 2015-10-05 12:56|| Front Page Top

#10 Iraq was the counterweight to Iran. But Iraq was led by a mad dog. I agreed with Bush's decision to go into Iraq but implicit in that was the understanding that the US would hang around to be the counterweight against Iran. The bumbling neophyte currently in the white house screwed the pooch by pulling out of Iraq early with quite predictable consequences.

The donk's own this one.

Posted by Sven the pelter 2015-10-05 13:50|| 2015-10-05 13:50|| Front Page Top

#11 Trump is only half right. Gaddafi got the fear of the US drilled into him, and was almost peaceful. Without him the place exploded and I'd bet his arms stockpile has been afflicting Nigeria et al ever since.

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