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Reader comment on item: Iraq's Cosmetic Election
in response to reader comment: So what was the point of the invasion, then?

Submitted by Matt (United States), Mar 30, 2010 at 10:52

But I'm still not sure I understand. Given Iraq's demographics, how could we have done better if we toppled Saddam and withdrew? What could we have done short of an expensive "nation-building" effort to prevent Iranian domination once Saddam was removed from power?

I am also not sure if you've read it yet, but in a recent NRO column, Victor Davis Hanson has dismissed any claims that the coalition's actions will lead to future Iranian hegemony. How do you feel about this?

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