Who cares about persecution of Christians. Elements of the Saudi government helped the 9/11 hijackers. Enough said.
As far as I recall, we intervened in Iraq because Saddam bombed the shit out of the Kuwaiti oil fields. I recall watching that stuff on the TV live on CNN, in 1991. It was horrifying to see what was going on over there...Lighting oil wells on fire for no reason other than to cause environmental destruction. Saddam needed to go. That was a BAD move on his part, the Kuwait thing. So you think that the world would be in a better place if Saddam was still alive?
Well, I dunno'...I recall Bush senior, #42, going into Iraq to stem the Kuwait problem. Desert Shield, Desert Storm and the rest. Then, I don't recall what Clinton did in the intervening 8 years. Now we got Bush junior, #44, in office, and 9/11 happens. Now the world goes to total shit. That be the timeline I see in my head.