"the real target is Islam and its followers, Muslim states and their resources."
Hmmm...really.
And what nation was that which pushed the rest of Europe to fight for a nowhere place with zilch strategic value full of muslims-Kosovo?
Please explain in detail how our avaracious clutching hands are daily stealing Iraq's oil? That one will be REAL fun. Be ready when you do stud.
Let's review WMD, btw. Who cares? Did he have it at one time? Yes. Was it there in Iraq? 500 rounds of degraded sarin and mustard arty projos were uncovered. A veritable MOUNTAIN of yellow cake was transported in the last month.
Intent? Read Duelfer.
Fascism removed? Yup. Saddam removed? Yup. Irridentist ambitions by Iraq upon Kuwait, the G.C.C., Saudi Arabia, and Iran removed? Yup. Kurds with autonomy? Yup. Shias and kurds gassed once more by "chemical" Ali? Only from heaven.
Democratic? Ummm...getting there and already more so than any arab state today. All up to them now. OIL!!! Pre-war levels now and Iraq's oil minister is looking at 6,000,000 bbls daily within two years. Checked the list of nations bidding for development. It's astounding and we've no lock on that AT ALL. Might even be on the outside looking in. Meanwhile there's not been, for all the oil stolen since 2003, one hint that we've taken one barrel of free gratis oil largesse. Not a hint.
Downside? Can Iraqis keep from killing each other? Stay tuned and watch but the ball is now firmly in THEIR court to decide that lil' conumdrum- not Saddam's, and that's as it should be.
Up to the Shias to share with the sunnis and convince the kurds it's in their best interest to cooperate. My guess is America is VERY needed to guarantee that for awhile yet.
Sunny side up and hardly the conquest of Islam you'd conspire for your narrowly conceived ambitions.
We are some seriously sh!tty crusaders on that score.