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Originally Posted by Fair&Balanced
Lets look at Iraq and the conditions I suggested.
There must be a popular uprising.
I agree that such an uprising existed in 1991 and we hung them out to dry. In 2003, there was no popular uprising along the lines of what have seen in other Arab counties over the last few months.
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Yea, I think they got the message the last time that the US was not going to be there for them.
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There must be a significant and deadly threat to that uprising from military forces against that uprising.
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Yea, I am sure that Saddam would have welcomed them with open arms after their previous experiences.
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The subsequent No-Fly Zone prevented any deadly use of military force in the north at the time of the US invasion in 2003. While there certainly was actions by Saddam's secret police in the south, there was no broad use of the military because his military was decimated.
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False. Many US and coalition troops lost their lives or were injured on the drive to Iraq.
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The intervention must be limited (and I would add) have a UN mandate.
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AGAIN, current estimates say 90 days with an open-ended option to extend indefinitely. Bosnia was to be limited and we were there for over 2 years.
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Certainly not the case with the invasion and occupation of Iraq for which there was no UN mandate.
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You are right, only 10 years of inept action and failed compliance with the UN mandates.
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It must have the support, at least at some level, of neighboring countries and the Arab world.
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We had that in Iraq. Maybe you forgot the list of Arab nations that supported us...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governm...vasion_of_Iraq
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There were protests against the US invasion in major cities throughout the Arab world.
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All the while in the background they were supporting us in material and intel methods.
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Not one of thse conditions fit the invasion and occupation of Iraq.
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Obvious bullshit, as I have pointed out.