Reddit reviews The Threatening Storm: The Case for Invading Iraq

I think GWB had the international political capital after 9/11 and Afghanistan to topple a guy he did not like and used it. He then realized he did not have as much political capital as he thought; but still had enough.

Hell, I remember in the spring of 2003, certain Devils fans booing the Canadian National Anthem during the Eastern Conference Finals because Canada was not in on the Iraq war.

I also remember there were many liberal hawks who really helped sell the war. I can't believe this guy still has a job.

Besides all of the lives lost; the really bad geopolitical outcome this had was to make Iran stronger. We toppled two of their biggest foes to the east (Taliban) and west (Saddam Hussein).

It was NOT justified for many reasons, but the big one for me is that it made the theocratic regime in Teheran much stronger.

I don't have the will nor time to go that deep into it... but the basics was the Iraq was off the rails, threatening neighbors, ramping up military, and undermining America's sphere within the region. Radicalism was on the rise, and instability was on the horizon which would take out all our allies and position within the region.

If you have the will or care there are two sides to this issue:

https://www.jstor.org/stable/41148401?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

https://www.amazon.com/Threatening-Storm-Case-Invading-Iraq/dp/0375509283

Both of which can be found on the high seas of a pirate.