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Originally Posted by Spexxvet
What are the consequences of pulling out right away?
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Will Iraq have a civil war? Maybe. Iraq already is in civil war. Question is whether Iraq wants a wider war or one that just continues to slowly get worse. Remember, a deployed Iraqi battalion of 500 may only arrive with 50 troops because anyone can go home at any time. Iraqi military is about as good as it is going to get unless Americans leave.
Will the Kurds likely break off into its own nation? It has already happened, except constitutionally. Iraqi Army is, by law, cannot operate in Kurdistan. Kurdistan does not fly an Iraqi flag. Kurds fly a Kurd flag. One of the few in Iraq who still oppose an Iraqi breakup is Sadr - the Shia cleric with one of Iraq's largest militias. It’s not a question we should even be asking. It is a question that only Iraqis should ask ... and answer.
Will there be attacks on American soil? Absolutely not. Fear mongers (ie Rush Limbaugh) proclaim a world wide conspiracy. A world wide conspiracy would be planning attacks on the world enforcer. But the insurgency is Iraqi; thousands of Iraqis rising up against a military occupation. There is no central command as fear mongers invented.
If insurgents intended to attack North America, then they have done so previously and often. Where are these attacks? They don't exist because a George Jr myth called Al Qaeda does not exist. Attacks on the US are total nonsense promoted to those who make decisions using emotion; who forget to first learn facts.
Any other pros or cons? Yes, many more 100,000 Iraqis must die. But then those numbers of death were already inevitable when we created this mess. They are going to die whether we stay or go. If democracy is going to take hold, then democracy must be earned. Welcome to reality. Democracy cannot be enforced or imposed. Time for Iraq to decide if they want democracy. Sink or swim. Hundreds of thousands will die either deciding on democracy ... or driving out the Americans.
Nothing politically correct here. There are no good options. Good options were available back in 2003 when American instead decided to believe liars - to be dumb - to think Saddam attacked the WTC. These are the inevitable consequences of an American public that actually thought George Jr (Cheney) had a plan. One here was bluntly warning of these consequences in 2003. Learn from that history.