Dammit, alt_historian's signature threw me off for a moment.
Yeah ...Dammit, alt_historian's signature threw me off for a moment.
How do you mean?
No Gulf War no 9/11. 9/11 was because there were American troops in Saudi from the Gulf war.
By that logic, toppling Hussein in 1991 would also have meant no 9/11![]()
Also without the war, there is a chance that Iraq has a nuclear weapon by 1995. Gulp.
Yeah ...
That's a Creepy One, isn't it ...
Alt_Historian, Which Thread was that from?
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Israel would likely take care of that, same as they allegedly took care of Gerald Bull, the main guy in Project Babylon. And of course the Iraqi nuclear site in 1980.
Of course, the Israelis can still continuously cause problems--assassinations, sabotage, even trying an Osirak 2.0 (although without the Iran-Iraq War, the Iraqis will have a lot more planes available to try to stop it).
The OP's POD comes in 1990, so there would an Iran-Iraq quagmire.
I'm talking about the Israelis trying another Osirak-style raid during the 1990s--the Iran-Iraq War at this point is over.
Ah yes.
Unless of course Saddam decides to send the region into another deluge since he went without the invasion of Kuwait.
I don't see him trying Iran again without a win elsewhere.