They did that at the last minute when they knew they were fucked.
They could have paid the War reparations to Quwait the UN told them to, sign a non agression pact with their neighbours, visibly reduce military spending and stop imprisioning so many of their own people.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 11 Jul 2012, 10:52, 2 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

Oh and stop supplying arms to whoever would pay.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 11 Jul 2012, 10:52, Reply)

Are those the arms which were originally supplied by us?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:31, Reply)

I'm not sticking up for the Iraqi regime.
But Hans Blix was pulled out of Iraq so that the Allies could invade.
Also, regime change is not a legal reason to start a war.
As you said up there though, history might have been kinder if they had carried it out more effectively. Winning the war itself was always going to be easy. It is mind boggling that no one considered the consequences.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 11 Jul 2012, 10:58, Reply)

Fluck you hans Blix

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 11 Jul 2012, 11:26, Reply)