What if we hadn’t overthrown Saddam?

Michael Barone asks:

What would have happened if we had not taken military action against Iraq in March 2003?

Any assessment of the wisdom of that military action needs to take that question into account. Of course we cannot know exactly what would have happened—just as George W. Bush in March 2003 could not have known. But both decision makers and critics must make some estimate of the likely outcomes of action and inaction and take them into account when assessing the wisdom of decisions.

Barone then takes a look at two assessments: one by scholars at the American Enterprise Institute; and the other a column by Times of London Editor Gerard Baker.

Start with Barone. There’s a lot there we don’t often find in MSM.

Hat Tip: Betsy’s Page