Dubai: The US made a ?big mistake? when it invaded Iraq, former President Bill Clinton said citing the lack of planning for what would happen after dictator Saddam Hussein was overthrown.
"Saddam is gone. It's a good thing, but I don't agree with what was done with Iraq," Clinton said at the American University of Dubai.
Clinton was interacting with the Arab students on the US invasion of Iraq. His response drew cheers, and a standing ovation at the end of the hour-long session.
"It was a big mistake. The American government made several errors one of which is how easy it would be to get rid of Saddam and how hard it would be to unite the Iraq," said Clinton.
Clinton said that the US had done some good things in Iraq, which includes, the removal of Saddam, the ratification of a new constitution, and the holding of parliamentary elections.
"The mistake that they made is that when they kicked out Saddam, they decided to dismantle the whole authority structure of Iraq. We never sent enough troops and didn't have enough troops to control or seal the borders," added Clinton.
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