>Sorry, Chris, but I just couldn't let this one by...
>It is generally agreed, even amongst the most anti-Saddam and pro-U.S., that the reason "they were not able to" was because the U.S. indicated that they would assist and then backed out at the last minute. TWICE - once in the south and once in the north.
>The southern group was massacred by the thousands. The northerners opted to go into the mountains to save themselves. Surely you remember the massive relief that was FINALLY organized and sent.

Yes, unfortunately we did 2 things:

1. Listened to the U.N.
2. Thought we had weakened Saddam enough to where the Kurds in the north and Shiites in the south would be able to topple him.

We did provide some support by creating the no-fly zones. Now we are going to finish what we should have done 12 years ago.