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If you're reading reports on our own troop reduction ideas, you either read or skipped over the reports saying that the Iraqi military/police forces are not ready to assume control of the country. Let's think about this logically for a minute - if we leave, and they can't control things, what happens? Anarchy! How well do neighboring countries put up with anarchy? Not well! How much of an interest do Iraq's neighbors have in Iraq? Quite a bit! Do you suppose that, at the very least, they'll lend extreme support to whichever violent militia group represents their cause? Of course! Do you suppose they might even invade, seeing as mini-wars and invasions have not been uncommon in the Middle East over the past fifty years? Yes!What part of that equals "Iraqi self-determination"?
If you're reading reports on our own troop reduction ideas, you either read or skipped over the reports saying that the Iraqi military/police forces are not ready to assume control of the country. Let's think about this logically for a minute - if we leave, and they can't control things, what happens? Anarchy! How well do neighboring countries put up with anarchy? Not well! How much of an interest do Iraq's neighbors have in Iraq? Quite a bit! Do you suppose that, at the very least, they'll lend extreme support to whichever violent militia group represents their cause? Of course! Do you suppose they might even invade, seeing as mini-wars and invasions have not been uncommon in the Middle East over the past fifty years? Yes!
What part of that equals "Iraqi self-determination"?
