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Im not so sure i get your point in this thread, but i openly admit to not viewing the vid.

Either way, analysing any situation as complex as the Iraq war in simple black and white terms like good and evil is basically flawed from the outset.

Oh, and the gold statue analysis is seriously flawed in its simplicity, but on the otherhand like OP im no expert nor have i studied the area in question. I do know that military spending creates huge numbers of jobs in the US and would imagine through the multiplyer effect the loss to the US is a lot lower than the cost of the war specifically, but again, i have nothing but a logical conclusion and cannot back it up with fact.