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Originally Posted by tw

Unlike so many extremists, he was an earliest and strong supporter of Kurds.

Early supporter, then apparently he decided they were no longer of use and killed a bunch of them and took over Kirkuk...?

We can even expect Iraq to throw us out. Since they must now choose between Iran and America. And apparently have done so.

Bush destroyed the Sunni government of 90% Iraq and worked with the nation to replace it with a representative government. Because it is representative, it is majority Shiite. The calculation was that they would be happy it was representative, and thank us for the favor. That government has apparently decided to sit with Shia Iran. This was sort of predictable, so the fault really goes back to W.

He openly endorsed ethnic cleansing of the Kurds.

Well they're... not dead yet.

Even the Kurds have learned the hard way (and now again) that America is no longer a trusted ally.

It's true we can't be trusted, but first sign of trouble they will be giving us a call. We're #1 on their speed dial.

You can't really have it both ways. Either you get out of the region and accept the fact that some populations will be at risk, or you stay in and run endless war.