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Question: Would you have supported the 1991 Persian Gulf War?
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No		  
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Yes, but no in retrospect		  
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No, but yes in retrospect		  
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Sumner 1868
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« on: April 24, 2015, 09:10:42 PM »
Inspired by the Iraq war thread.
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« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2015, 10:49:41 PM »
No mission creep, kicking a dictator out of an annexed country, and a limited amount of blood, treasure, and time spent? Yes please.

Though it might have been a good idea to overthrow Saddam then instead of later.
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« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2015, 11:00:58 PM »
Yes I think I would have, simply because a smaller, weaker and allied nation's sovereignty is at stake.
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« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2015, 11:04:11 PM »
No, I'm opposed to the House of Saud and the Kuwaiti regime, and wouldn't favor fighting for them and their oil money.
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« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2015, 02:08:05 AM »

Yes but no in retrospect because we should have let Saudi Royal family get what they desrve and their citizens would be better off under Suddam then the Royal family. Then we should have done an ampibious invasion of Kuwait and pushed him out but let him keep Iraq and Saudi Arabia
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« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2015, 02:24:53 AM »
I opposed it both then and now.
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« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2015, 02:28:18 AM »
Quote from: Computer09 on April 25, 2015, 02:08:05 AM

Yes but no in retrospect because we should have let Saudi Royal family get what they desrve and their citizens would be better off under Suddam then the Royal family. Then we should have done an ampibious invasion of Kuwait and pushed him out but let him keep Iraq and Saudi Arabia

Did he actually want to take over Saudi Arabia? That seems a tad... grandiose, and also difficult considering Saudi Arabia's geography and importance.
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« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2015, 12:28:09 PM »
There is absolutely no reason to defend a former British protectorate-turned despotic oil emirate.
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« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2015, 01:32:26 PM »
Yes with and without hindsight.
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« Reply #9 on: April 25, 2015, 01:38:04 PM »
No, with or without hindsight
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« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2015, 01:39:07 PM »
No, because no American should have had to die for Emir of Kuwait.
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« Reply #11 on: April 25, 2015, 01:43:17 PM »
Nope.
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« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2015, 01:49:18 PM »
Quote from: Snowstalker on April 25, 2015, 12:28:09 PM
There is absolutely no reason to defend a former British protectorate-turned despotic oil emirate.
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« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2015, 02:57:44 PM »
Yes, but I would have preferred it be a Saudi/GCC-led operation, with US/NATO involvement limited to providing weapons and logistical support. (Essentially, something more similar to what is happening now in Yemen.)
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« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2015, 06:27:57 PM »
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