> That alone hints that it is very hard to bring a dictatorship down with just aerial attacks.
replyThis has been painfully obvious since aerial bombing became possible, but we’ve had so many generals and executives obsessed with the concept that it continues to be a core doctrine, like Kissinger and Curtis LeMay, neither of for whom I have anything but deep contempt.
Was Saddam's Iraq (post Desert Storm when he no longer had the ability to wage offensive war) really that bad compared to what came after?
replyFor a large share of the population, yes, by a huge margin. For an even larger share, no, by a large margin.
replyBoth regimes were deeply racist.
Anyway, I don't think that information entered on the US decision making in any way.
You mean immediately post Desert Storm when this happened? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1991_Iraqi_uprisings
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replyCounterexanple would be Venezuela
replyAre you sure? They removed one guy they didn't like but the regime remains.
replyWhat was the regime change there? The vice president is in charge.
replyWell, she started releasing lots of political prisoners. So it does seem like the regime acts a bit differently now?
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