The Machiavelli Inquiry

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The Machiavelli Inquiry

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Casimir Kukielka asks: What might some of history’s most famous practitioners of power politics have thought about the war in Iraq?

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Philosophy Now wrote:Casimir Kukielka asks: What might some of history’s most famous practitioners of power politics have thought about the war in Iraq?

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It was idiotic. Nothing like a murderous dictator to hold down the lid on a boiling kettle. And he kept Iran on the defensive and made all the more moderate neighbors want to keep the U.S. as an ally for when he 'broke bad' (as with the invasion of Kuwait).
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