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By the time I left, the 'wiser heads' in Washington had decided that we were to call for approval to engage... even if taking fire. That's not being at war; that's the same rules I operated under stateside while helping with Law & Order duties in the wake of Katrina.
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That is because you were just involved in policing the place by then, which means don't upset the locals and don't make waves for whichever muppets are sitting in office
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could have easily installed a friendly regime and then left, secure in the knowledge that our interests in the area were protected. We did not do this... and we are now paying the price.
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Which friendly regime did you have in mind and how long do you seriously think they would hve lasted?
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Iraq was invaded because 3,000 U.S. civilians were slaughtered like hogs on 9/11.
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What the hell has Iraq got to do with that???????
