Peter the Bubblehead
2009-02-25 16:00:12
98. Skeptic wrote:
11) Within a year or two of Saddam’s passing, the Iraqi people would have struggled their way to Democracy on their own.
Peter writes: Unlikely. If Saddam’s sons did not take over (and they were both worse than their dad), the power vacuum would have been filled by the Mullahs of Iran. And we would be in an even worse state in the Gulf region than we are now. Gas prices would likely be $10 per gallon and shooting higher, religious violence would be breaking out all over the region, and likely al Qaeda would have another even bigger area to set up their training grounds in, making like for Americans even worse in years to come.
