Iraq War 10th Anniversary

On this 10th anniversary of the the Iraq War, here is what we know:


No WMD.

No Oil.

No Saddam Hussein.

However, what did it all mean and what were the consequences, intended or otherwise?

There was no WMD.

Contrary to popular belief,  it appears that we didn't go to war because of Oil,  since even though we won, we  haven't gotten any Oil  from Iraq. 

While Saddam Hussein , a bad guy, is gone; the "democracy" there now isn't very good for us. But is for Iran.

Thousands of lives were lost, with  many more injured,  and  we spent, and will continue to spend, many billions of dollar.

What was accomplished?

Are we safer?  Maybe, but how can we tell? 

Do we have more Oil?  No

We're clearly not more well liked or regarded. Much of our foreign policy "political capital" have been spent, and we are withdrawing from other global responsibilities.

Query-- If Saddam Hussein were still in power, would there have been an Arab Spring when it happened and was that a good, or not so good, thing?  It clearly was for Islamists.

Oh the irony of  unintended consequences.

Eric