Saddam WAS a LOCAL threat only. We lost over 4500 troops for no real reason, other than to make Iran stronger (with one less enemy on their border.)
Bush apparently didnt learn ANYTHING from fighting in Vietnam, where we were fighting non-uniformed enemies. SAME thing in Iraq. We need better INTEL, go in with drones or small Seal teams, do our damage, and get the phuck out. But NO, dumbass Bush and now dumbass Obama want to put more troops in that quicksand pit of the Middle East.
The USSR, as strong as they were in the 80's, could not win a damn thing in Afghanistan; now here WE go, not able to win a damn thing there 25 years later.
We should just buy their
oil, and lob the occasional cruise missile at certain targets.