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<blockquote data-quote="vantexan" data-source="post: 5725760" data-attributes="member: 24302">You need to stop listening to the libs.&nbsp; Check Iraq census figures after the war.&nbsp; Their population didn&#039;t go down by a million.&nbsp; Furthermore the Shiites didn&#039;t switch to Iran during the war.&nbsp; The U.S. was able to convince enough local leadership to cooperate with them during the war that it tilted the balance in our favor.&nbsp; Most of al-Qaeda was from outside Iraq and they were extremely hard on the locals who didn&#039;t cooperate with them.&nbsp; The local leadership realized these were going to be their rulers if they defeated the U.S. and switched allegiances.&nbsp; The majority of Iraqis are Shiite, as is Iran.&nbsp; Hussein was Sunni and had control of the army and oppressed the majority during his reign.&nbsp; The U.S. took out their oppressor and eventually defeated al-Qaeda, their new oppressors, who were also primarily Sunni.&nbsp; When Obama pulled us out it allowed Iran to have influence with their fellow Shia.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="vantexan, post: 5725760, member: 24302"] You need to stop listening to the libs. Check Iraq census figures after the war. Their population didn't go down by a million. Furthermore the Shiites didn't switch to Iran during the war. The U.S. was able to convince enough local leadership to cooperate with them during the war that it tilted the balance in our favor. Most of al-Qaeda was from outside Iraq and they were extremely hard on the locals who didn't cooperate with them. The local leadership realized these were going to be their rulers if they defeated the U.S. and switched allegiances. The majority of Iraqis are Shiite, as is Iran. Hussein was Sunni and had control of the army and oppressed the majority during his reign. The U.S. took out their oppressor and eventually defeated al-Qaeda, their new oppressors, who were also primarily Sunni. When Obama pulled us out it allowed Iran to have influence with their fellow Shia. [/QUOTE]

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