Graeme Wall wrote:
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"MIG" wrote:

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And of course the 1991 Iraq war, when the US told Saudi Arabia that
Iraqi troops were massing on their border to get US bases in there,

You mean the Iraquis hadn't invaded Kuwait?

and after which the US deliberately kept Sadam Hussein in power rather than
help the opposition.


"No UN mandate for regime change" The US did what people like you wanted,
got out of Iraq as soon as the UN requirements were fulfilled, which was to
eject the Iraquis from Kuwait.


There was a local rebellion against the regime. They thought the
invading troops would help. They didn't; they shafted them instead.

That wasn't regime change imposed from outside. Unfortunately, that
sort of regime change wouldn't have given Iraq's resources to US and
British companies.

We are straying a bit anyway. Shouldn't this topic be about what kind
of trains they have in Iraq?