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Garry · 05-11-2007, 01:59 AM

If you stay and complete the job it is good for everybody... but if you would finally leave later with mess behind.... you've better done it earlier than later.

In general, Iraq needs some hard policing from local dominating force for few years.... And USA should have enough influence on that force with money, support, arms, etc. Just like Pakistani millitary control the country and are influenced by USA.... Democratic Pakistan would spit in your face.... Same here..... However, when situation is under control you may start rebuilding the country.... and this takes much longer - around one generation at least!!!

So - 5-8 years to stabilize and then 15-20 years to build new society.

Look at USSR, it collapsed 16 years back.... and only now Russia+CIS have new generation of 20+ which has NOTHING to do with communist ideology but focused on MONEY AND CONSUMING

05-11-2007, 01:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
Garry *Defense Professional* Join Date: 06-18-04 Posts: 1,589	If you stay and complete the job it is good for everybody... but if you would finally leave later with mess behind.... you've better done it earlier than later. In general, Iraq needs some hard policing from local dominating force for few years.... And USA should have enough influence on that force with money, support, arms, etc. Just like Pakistani millitary control the country and are influenced by USA.... Democratic Pakistan would spit in your face.... Same here..... However, when situation is under control you may start rebuilding the country.... and this takes much longer - around one generation at least!!! So - 5-8 years to stabilize and then 15-20 years to build new society. Look at USSR, it collapsed 16 years back.... and only now Russia+CIS have new generation of 20+ which has NOTHING to do with communist ideology but focused on MONEY AND CONSUMING