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Algernon Moncrieff
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December 1, 2018
GHWB sent troops to liberate an absolute monarchy from a military dictator
...all because we wanted to keep the price of oil stable.
From a military standpoint, it was an amazing success; the diplomatic achievement of building the coalition was impressive.
But you have to ask yourself: how were America's values of democracy and freedom advanced by that war? How many problems do we have today that we likely would not have had if we'd stayed out of it?
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