History

Submitted by Blackspeare (United States), Apr 2, 2006 at 13:30

It is impossible to view history close-up----it must be viewed from afar! Whether the war in Iraq will be considered a success or an achievement in democracy will be determined long after we're gone beyond today's spins and sound-bytes.

When looking at history or current events close-up it is better to play the "What If" game. What if the USA took no action in Iraq? Where would the world be today? For starters would have the "allies" been able to keep Saddam Hussein contained or would have his Russian and Chinese friends interceded to diminish sanctions? Hussein and his regime would have probably become stronger: vis-a-vis, the oil for food program!! He would have continued to support terrorism aginst Israel and may have thought of supporting terrorism elsewhere through third parties. The removal of Hussein has secured Israel's northern border with Syria----without Iraqi armor the Syrians are no match for the Israelis. However, the removal of Hussein has also strengthened Iran and that may be the most troubling aspect of all. Iran as a "superpower" in the Middle East means trouble as long as the Mullahs are in charge! A dominating Iran means a shift in the balance of power in the Middle East and could foment a war in the biblical proportion of Armageddon especially if Iran is able to produce and deliver nuclear weapons.

Since we look at history from afar we can see that the USA did foment a regime change in Iran in the early fifties----whether it did any good or produced unintended consequences I'll let others debate. I believe that one of the intentions of the present Iraq War was to evoke regime changes in other Middle East nations especially Iran and no doubt the Mullahs know that and are on guard!!

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