>>Kicking Saddam out of Kuwait IMO was necessary - not removing him from power then was something I was uncertain when it happened.
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>Why was it necessary for the US to slaughter of thousands of Iraqi's?
>What Americans would have died had we not done it?
>Who gave the US the right to decide whether or not someone in another country should stay in power?
>Hmm I'm not crazy about that guy in Mexico - let's invade 'em!

Similar thoughts must have been in Chamberlains mind, but most consider his course a mistake in hindsight of WWII.
No real science one way or the other.
I can only state my take on things back then and now, knowing that my sources were and are doctored as well ;-)