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11 April 2005, 19:02
Zarqawi would have been ineffective if Saddam were still in power. Not that I am sympathetic towards him and his regime, but they were wary of Islamists who opposed secular governments like that of their Baath Party. Al-Qaeda only became a factor in Iraq after Saddam was taken out and the borders left open for infiltration. During the 80’s, Saddam was a necessary evil in the Middle East for the Republicans under Reagan. He unfortunately was the bulwark against Shiite theocratic expansion from Iran. Only time will tell if the invasion and occupation of Iraq was a wise move on Bush’s part.
Zarqawi would have been ineffective if Saddam were still in power. Not that I am sympathetic towards him and his regime, but they were wary of Islamists who opposed secular governments like that of their Baath Party. Al-Qaeda only became a factor in Iraq after Saddam was taken out and the borders left open for infiltration. During the 80’s, Saddam was a necessary evil in the Middle East for the Republicans under Reagan. He unfortunately was the bulwark against Shiite theocratic expansion from Iran. Only time will tell if the invasion and occupation of Iraq was a wise move on Bush’s part.