Re: What's going on in the Caliphate, and the affected neighbourhood?
Reply #135 –
the toppling of Saddam Hussein didn't end up very swell.
Appointing the worst Proconsul in history to oversee the governance of a defeated foe was hardly just "not very swell" — it was a F***-up of colossal proportions. (Disbanding the Iraqi Army did more to destabilize the country than Saddam's release of criminals prior to our invasion; it essentially turned trained soldiers into brigands.)
But, worse, since then has been our treatment of Mubarak of Egypt and Qaddafi of Libya… It now no longer matters if we are competent; we are not trustworthy!
Obama's work towards rehabilitating the "reputation" of America will likely take many decades to undo.