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(11-11-2016, 12:26 PM)fredtoast Wrote: What conditions were improved? LIVING CONDITIONS, PUBLIC ELECTIONS AND NUMEROUS OTHERS

How much did it cost us to create these improvements? QUITE A BIT. 

How much would it hasve cost us to manintain these improvements? IT'S HARD TO SAY ON THE HYPOTHETICAL


In my opinion if we had continued to occupy Iraq we would have spend hundreds of billions more and suffered tens of thousands more casualties.  It would have been throwing money and the lives of soldiers down a bottomless pit.  We can't afford to "fix" problems by taking over countries and occupying them.

Nor can we afford to take in everyone dissatisfied with living conditions in their own country. Occupying until stability is achieved is necessary or that truly is a waste. I lost friends that helped coalition forces take ground that we just gave up because of some ill-timed End Game.

Both sides here have the "correct answer" it just depends on which one you support:

A: Totally ignore

B: Totally control