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Originally Posted by Ray
Garry,
One can't say when the US will quit.
What is more important when will Iraq stabilise?
That also one can't say.
The known unknowns!
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Hi Ray, something make me feel that USA will quite in a matter of couple of years. And this is not enough to stabilize the kind of a mess we have in Iraq.... Why do I think so? Because domestic support of the war is much lower after 4 years since invasion.
When Iraq will stabilize.... Ray, I observed news on many brutal civil wars. I want to discuss one in Tadjikistan and Chechnya. In Tadjikisstan the was Shia vs Suni fights and they came down when suny won..... Russian pressed on suny and they allowed some minor presence of Shia in the government.
In Chechnya..... war is still going on but on much smaller scale.... why? Local butcher Ramzan has suppressed all the resistance and now REBUILDS ruinned economy using ample financial support of the Kremlin. Do I like him? no.... do I see alternative to him?.... well there are alternatives.... but Kremlin bet on this guy.... Anyway... once few years passes and resistance disappear he would be replaced by softer ruller.
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Originally Posted by dalem
Whenever we feel like it after the place is stable.
A silly question in my point of view.
The world will be better off with a stable, "non-rogue" Iraq.
Isn't that the same question as ABOVE?
-dale
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Dale, who are we? There are so many americans who think otherwise.... and share of those americans who want to quit is growing. I think that they are wrong.... they were wrong when they APPROVED this stupid invasion.... but quiting is much more stupid. Still, reality is.... Time is running out.... I don't see any solutions which stabilize Iraq FAST before your people vote to GET OUT.
Whey I see AROUND two-three years? Elections..... Do you think war lords will win? One year and a half for democrats to get into president's sit.... and one year to set a nice quit
As for world..... yes.... we all would be far better if USA has left a stabilized Iraq pumping oil to world markets instead of producing terrorism funded with oil. But this is not seems to be the case.... so question is WHAT particular bad cosequitives we would see once US leaves this mess