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The following is a comparison of the [[1994 Balkan Intervention]] under [[Bill Clinton]] and the [[2003 Invasion of Iraq]] under [[George W. Bush]]. | The following is a comparison of the [[1994 Balkan Intervention]] under [[Bill Clinton]] and the [[2003 Invasion of Iraq]] under [[George W. Bush]]. | ||
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| Intervention justified on its merits. || Lies, damned lies and Tonkin Gulf-level lies. | | Intervention justified on its merits. || Lies, damned lies and Tonkin Gulf-level lies. | ||
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− | | Readiness levels preserved. || Plummeting readiness: a military used-up. | + | | [[US military readiness|Readiness]] levels preserved. || Plummeting [[US military readiness|readiness]]: a military used-up. |
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| American consensus preserved. || America bitterly divided & weakened. | | American consensus preserved. || America bitterly divided & weakened. |
Latest revision as of 22:29, 27 May 2019
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The following is a comparison of the 1994 Balkan Intervention under Bill Clinton and the 2003 Invasion of Iraq under George W. Bush.
Points
Source: War in the 21st Century by David Brin
BALKANS INTERVENTION | WAR IN IRAQ |
A brutal dictator toppled. | A brutal dictator toppled. |
No American lives lost. | 1000+ American lives lost, and more to come. |
Competent aftermath; rapid economic & social recoveries. | Incompetent aftermath; Iraq falls to resentful ruin. |
A Western Alliance strengthened. | A Western Alliance in shambles. |
Intervention justified on its merits. | Lies, damned lies and Tonkin Gulf-level lies. |
Readiness levels preserved. | Plummeting readiness: a military used-up. |
American consensus preserved. | America bitterly divided & weakened. |
World acceptance of US moral leadership increased. | World acceptance of US moral leadership nosedives. |
Credibility & friendships in the Muslim world increased. | Saudi-financed pan-Islamic coalescence into Jihad. |
Success; Europe at peace after 4,000 years. | Failure; we repeat every insanity of Vietnam. |