Reply #35: I guess that's what drove Cheney out from under his rock. [View All]

[sofa king]

http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/politics/15490349.htm

Cheney: World is better off with Saddam out of power

"The fact is, the world is better off today with Saddam Hussein out of power," Cheney said. "Think where we'd be if he was still there."

Of course, to the reality-based American, this statement is demonstrably untrue. The war in Afghanistan is also still ongoing because the Bush Administration diverted SOCOM troops from there to Iraq. Many Americans at home are suffering from the equivalent of a pay decrease because of the rise in oil costs which have arisen from the virtual shutdown of the Iraqi oil industry. Turkey, Kuwait, Jordan and Saudi Arabia have experienced increases in internal unrest, insurgency, and terrorism. Terrorists and guerrillas worldwide now have an excellent opportunity to train and to develop tactics against the American military in the field in Iraq, and for the first time nations which actually do support terrorists are separated from American troops only by a porous and effectively unguarded border.

We have fewer troops and less force to counter more threats with less oil and less diplomatic support. Within a couple of years, some bright and determined paramilitaries are going to successfully knock out oil facilities in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, demand will immediately outstrip supply, and the world will tailspin into a global recession if we're lucky and a depression if not.

All thanks to the fact that Saddam is out of power.