The Iraqi was layers of bull**** stacked upon another. It will make this generation more cynical than the one before for many reasons, being:
1. The Realpolitik.
- Multiple nations had Iraq and its geographical position as a zone of interest. Russia and the EU had ties to the its industry and natural resources, and China as well. Those who were cut out of the loop with the US on top, saw an oppurtunity to shift the balance and took it. It was bold, cold and ruthless at the same time.
2. The war on terror doctrine.
- Global war against an idea, a method if you may. Treated as such, it will never be won. In worst case scenario, the defenders of democracy will fall and become the oppressors themselves.
3. The idea of enforced positivity.
- Bush and Blair were the most guilty of this. If you are the aggressor and want to force liberty and democracy on nation, it will never bear fruit. No, you cannot compare it to Germany and Japan after WWII. They were the aggressors, the allies were not.
4. Iraq being a threat.
- Saddam couldn't even give a budge against Iran in a 10 year long war. Then most of the army was destroyed in operation Desert Storm. Then another 10 years of embargo. The country was done, Saddam was done. The only thing left was the image of him being a supreme leader of a desert.
5. The humanitarian effort.
- It was a convenience. A surprising side effect. If Saddam would've been as democratic as Hosni Mubarak, no one would've cared how much of a tyrant he was.
What a joke, wikileaks or not.