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Originally Posted by Tokolosh
I don't like the idea either, but lets be honest, the main reason why they're there is because of the oil.
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Pulling out in the near future would give America an even worse name than it already has, and would look like defeat in the eyes of the middle east.
At least wait till the UN peace keepers arrive, 'cause at the end of the day, the ones that will suffer the most from a withdrawl, will be Iraqi civilians. Do we have to be reminded of what Saddam's regime did to the kurds, when they got the chance?
Lets not forget that the general public dread the thought of US and European troops leaving Iraq.
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yes toko it's fucked up, the civil war is already underway... i suppose the u.s. can be a stabilizing force, but that would require a permanent presence in iraq. unlike, say, south korea, i'm not sure this is a workable plan.
retreat btw is the most difficult of military manoeuvers and this cannot be done hastily.