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Reader comment on item: What If the United States Had Not Invaded Iraq

Submitted by Stan (United States), Sep 13, 2005 at 03:08

Mr. Pipes,

Although I don't always agree with your opinions, I read your blog because you usually support your view points well and I like being challenged in my beliefs by a logical argument.

...The Iraqis are in no way better off now than before, we have not come close to winning this war militarily, and the future of Iraq is completely unpredictable (we might easily wind up with a pro-Iranian regime there).

To say we scored any kind of a victory is...questionable. The war on terror has been set back by making the focus Iraq instead of Al Quaeda. It has been, and continues to be, a catastrophe.

Stan

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the REAL war...read me... i'm opinionated* [259 words]AlexandraApr 10, 2007 18:25
↔ Alexandra is an uninformed citizen. [297 words]Jose VasquezApr 23, 2007 18:20
↔ Brainwashed [190 words]gerald abacusJun 21, 2007 14:01
The real reason for the Iraq invasion [364 words]DaveDec 30, 2006 19:44
I disagree strongly. [289 words]SanchezDec 22, 2006 17:21
We have no choice. [34 words]Alyn P.Dec 19, 2006 16:42
what never would have happened [18 words]Jake GoudeauDec 19, 2005 19:51
What if the U.S. had not invaded Iraq: Cheap Russian oil [73 words]LarryDec 9, 2005 12:15
RE: Anatoly Tsaliovich [532 words]LorenNov 28, 2005 16:10
saddam as an ally? forget it [67 words]jeremyNov 21, 2005 18:14
Responce to AB [82 words]John GiannascaOct 24, 2005 01:36
What about the Weapons of Mass Destruction [54 words]ABOct 3, 2005 11:28
↔ iraq doesnt need weapons of mass destruction [10 words]tylr bowdishNov 9, 2006 08:35
The place of Israel in this debate [229 words]andySep 30, 2005 15:37
please explain [95 words]freaked-outSep 26, 2005 13:59
Response to: BUSH FAILED POLITICALLY???? [403 words]Roy McIntyreSep 24, 2005 21:44
↔ i dont get it [90 words]taylor marrtchionApr 10, 2008 10:19
What makes you think USA succeeded militarily? [233 words]Farhan KhanSep 20, 2005 02:15
BUSH FAILED POLITICALLY???? [68 words]Susan LeeSep 18, 2005 19:28
The French have attitude [165 words]Nidra PollerSep 18, 2005 16:41
TO FIGHT OR NOT TO FIGHT: THERE IS NO QUESTION [750 words]Anatoly TsaliovichSep 17, 2005 12:30
↔ Response to Anatoly Tsaliovich [431 words]SanchezDec 23, 2006 22:12
Repetition of U.S. Neocon Propaganda [74 words]Raymond MooreSep 17, 2005 03:47
Iraqis - an Effective People would be more effective [120 words]George M Weinert VSep 14, 2005 13:55
Give freedom a chance [545 words]Tom KarrasSep 14, 2005 02:03
Exception to comment on handling disaster [985 words]David DavilaSep 14, 2005 01:43
↔ Do What?! [138 words]JessSep 5, 2006 15:26
Invasion of Iraq - opportunity, not a goal [290 words]BorisSep 13, 2005 17:57
↔ Here or there? Make up your mind! [309 words]Nick NicolleDec 20, 2006 18:49
The Iraqi War aftereffects could be different if self determination allowed [226 words]David GoshenSep 13, 2005 16:28
Yin & Yang [227 words]YovenSep 13, 2005 16:12
Your alternatives are too limiting [133 words]Avram KaliskySep 13, 2005 15:56
"Muslim unrest has been exacerbated by the war. " -Disagree [107 words]AndrewSep 13, 2005 11:23
A Case for War and Regional Transformation [963 words]Aidan MaconachySep 13, 2005 10:43
⇒ This one does not make sense [106 words]StanSep 13, 2005 03:08
up and down sides [185 words]John PhilipsSep 13, 2005 01:56
Lost cause? [150 words]Douglas BoggsSep 13, 2005 01:13
Response to Pipes' Response To My Response [102 words]Jonathan RickSep 12, 2005 22:50
war and victory [97 words]bob richmanSep 12, 2005 22:29
Iraq [137 words]KISep 12, 2005 21:34
We Should Have Been Smarter... [100 words]Dan FriedmanSep 12, 2005 17:20
Their hate is their shame [131 words]Jason PappasSep 12, 2005 16:42
Lebanon, Shia's, leftists [140 words]Henk TwerdaSep 12, 2005 16:29
Deliberately Sucked In [161 words]Darwin BarrettSep 12, 2005 15:48
Al-Qaida link was true [42 words]TerrySep 12, 2005 15:04
What if USA had not invaded Iraq ?
[w/response] [113 words]		Irving D. CohenSep 12, 2005 14:15
monetary cost of the Iraq wa [70 words]Jerome Kay M. D.Sep 12, 2005 12:58
Going in is easy. How about going out [234 words]yuval Brandstetter MDSep 12, 2005 12:54
not the entire story [152 words]Jerry MSep 12, 2005 12:54
Response to Jonathon Rick [65 words]ReportSep 12, 2005 12:29
Benefits vs. costs of Iraq war. [263 words]Andrew FreedmanSep 12, 2005 12:08
What about the cost? [67 words]David OldsSep 12, 2005 11:25
Leaving Saddam Alone [56 words]Laurinda BurnsSep 12, 2005 10:36
↔ I agree [17 words]Frank MorganAug 11, 2007 23:26
war [215 words]kim segarSep 12, 2005 09:56
Yes, there are many positives and negatives [720 words]MaggieSep 12, 2005 05:11
↔ i love bush [48 words]Malynn OchsnerJul 18, 2007 12:38
A few more important points [267 words]Josh GSep 12, 2005 04:57
Much Too Early [352 words]Anatoly OstrovskySep 12, 2005 03:38
Iraq invasion was right [609 words]Amitabh tripathiSep 12, 2005 03:24
What if the US had not invaded Iraq [228 words]Joseph GoldyneSep 12, 2005 03:12
Democracy in Iraq??? [372 words]SULTANSep 12, 2005 02:49
As an Israeli I am ecstatic that Saddam is gone! [308 words]Kenneth S. BesigSep 12, 2005 02:47
The appeaser feeds the crocodile in the hope that it will eat him last [184 words]AndreSep 12, 2005 02:32
America's Weakness [395 words]WalterSep 12, 2005 01:22
↔ I very much agree with you [107 words]JessSep 5, 2006 15:32
A Bit Oversimplified [181 words]Ira KatzSep 12, 2005 00:41
benefits overstated [63 words]elmer eisnerSep 11, 2005 23:54
Too little of the positive is noted [91 words]Yair WeinstockSep 11, 2005 22:53
Thank you for your messages... [155 words]Howard LucasSep 11, 2005 22:22
September 11th Column On Pros & Cons of Invading Iraq [69 words]Ken HuehnSep 11, 2005 21:33
↔ if we hadn't what would be happening [29 words]christina wilbournMar 14, 2007 11:07
Negative results to the American invasion of Iraq!! [203 words]Tzvi TamariSep 11, 2005 21:09
↔ I pray for Bush, America and Iraqis [109 words]Risa RahmawatiDec 13, 2007 23:38
Same old tune [152 words]John SwedbergSep 11, 2005 21:02
A difficult balancing act [896 words]Reuben HorneSep 11, 2005 20:47
Regime Change [71 words]David W. LincolnSep 11, 2005 20:40
The Pentagon Failure [236 words]Leonard MarkowitzSep 11, 2005 20:36
what might have been [298 words]john w. mcginleySep 11, 2005 20:23
what about other costs [31 words]Howard GoldSep 11, 2005 20:07
What is your point?
[w/response] [73 words]		HannahTheStar@aol.comSep 11, 2005 19:49
simple response: [223 words]Jascha KesslerSep 11, 2005 19:46
No Alternative [285 words]PatSep 11, 2005 19:45
What If the United States Had Not Invaded Iraq [55 words]PHILLIPSep 11, 2005 19:27
Effect of Iraq war on Egypt and Lebanon [29 words]BottomfishSep 11, 2005 19:14
Insights for a thankful public [90 words]Thomas Earl CannadySep 11, 2005 18:58
What security-related benefits? [202 words]AaronSep 11, 2005 18:44
And that's why the red sea is safer..... [49 words]Sharmake IbrahimSep 11, 2005 18:26
al-Qaeda's links to Saddam
[w/response] [17 words]		Norman TregorSep 11, 2005 18:20
Links To al Qaeda? No
[w/response] [388 words]		Jonathan RickSep 11, 2005 18:14
what if [95 words]Donald W. BalesSep 11, 2005 17:27
politics and security [143 words]Peter J. HerzSep 11, 2005 17:27
Who failed "politically?" [183 words]Lee D. CarySep 11, 2005 17:19
WHAT IF THE U.S. HAD NOT INVADED IRAQ [223 words]Joe MurraySep 11, 2005 17:19
What we will never know [87 words]JaneSep 11, 2005 17:00
Bush administration had to do a reform in the American defence system [70 words]Dr. Uri MisteinSep 11, 2005 16:51
a bit optimistic view [71 words]maksmanSep 11, 2005 16:38
Iran could have had a new government, too [178 words]Henrik Ræder ClausenSep 11, 2005 16:00
Cost of War in Iraq [74 words]Paul BlumsteinSep 11, 2005 15:47

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