We never established a foot-hold on the area. It appears we won't this time either, nor any future time if I may be so bold. Take down Saddam's govt., seal the borders, est. a govt...that should have been the plan. Instead we dismantled any form of stability without the benefit of fulfilling our overall objective. Why invade, Saddam was on the list, America had been attacked, and the stage was set for war. What more do you believe is required of a dictator before he is ousted?

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