Well as Max seems to have posted in another thread and decided not to persue the discussion in a new thread, I am interested in raising a question he had asked in the “Iraq – For better or for worse” thread.
You can read his full comments here: https://www.techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=102&threadID=263133&messageID=2496411
To briefly reiterate:
[b]Any discussion or debate on Iraq. . . . .[/b]
[i]….. as it relates to a better or worse question, or a should we have or shouldn?t we have debate, must take into consideration what would have been had that not happened. Of course, it?s not possible to accurately play the what if game, but it?s entirely relevant.[/i]
I think he has a good point and a very valid question, one that in previous years would be hard to answer as the opposing focus was not to go to war to begin with. But now that it is happening and can’t be reversed, what WOULD have been an alternative solution and how would it have been executed, where would we be now?
Where would terrorism on America be now?
What would have happaned regarding WMD?
What would have happened to the people of Iraq ?
How would Saddam be acting today?
Here’s another thought; Would the coalition be aiding Saddam to rid Iraq of AlQaeda or other radical fundamentalists by now?
We have helped the Taliban, why not Saddam?
Would such actions have helped opened the oil gates, reducing gas costs by now too?
To Max, I’m sorry if I stole a thread you were carefully thinking out, but as I noted it is something worthy of individual discussion.
I think it is a great question and one that hasn’t been asked in a long time. What would the alternative be?
Keep in mind, I am not referring to Afghanistan specifically or the terorism on the US on 911, but Iraq, Saddam, WMD’s etc..
However feel free to link the two if need be for relative purposes, I just don’t want to hear the same old justification for Iraq, as in stopping the terrorists who were accountable for 911, that wasn’t Iraq.
Again Max, not trying to steal your thunder or speak on your behalf, I just think you had a good question and it would be intersting at this stage in the game to take another look back.