Originally posted by JVT:

A war that cost 120% of the U.S.'s GDP at the time, a war in which 50 million people died, including 400,000 American soldiers.

The scenarios are similar, except this time we didn't waste time bullchitting with a tyrant, we outright own3d his sorry a$$.

Iraq war info - .5% of the U.S.'s GDP, little over 500 American soldiers died.

Which one is better? I'll take the latter, thank you very much.

-J




I'm sorry, but if you're insinuating that Saddam Hussein was destined to be another Hitler, I have to laugh. A Hitler wannabe maybe, but never a serious threat to the US.
Quick, name Saddam Hussein's most brilliant general. Name any of his generals. What was Hussein's most brilliant political maneuver? What was his most impressive military victory?

A more apt comparison to Saddaam would be Mussolini. Except Mussolini actually had powerful allies and his forces actually won a battle or two.


As a matter of fact, under Reagan, wasn't Saddam our allie and go-to-guy in the Middle East