I think what I was trying to say is that though I dont think the US should be there, it would be wrong to just declare a victory and leave the way we did in South Vietnam, or possibly the first time we were in Iraq. Once you invade a country you can't just turn it over to the local warlords; you have a certain responsibility for the results of your actions.
Dana
>Remember it also depends on what locals you're talking about. In the north,
>the Turkomen and Kurdish regions, the American forces can almost do no
>wrong. In the west and the Sunni triangle, apparently its worse than
>Vietnam. For the rest of the country apparently its mixed.
>
>Remember that Iraq is an artificial country - it was established after the
>first world war by the British and French from the remains of the Ottoman
>Turk empire. You have to go back to around 800 AD during the Caliphate to
>find a real country. And then it did not include the Kurdish region.
>
>So in essence I do not think that stability will be achieved. The US forces
>may be able to get out of there, but Iraq is going to be a cesspit for the
>next few years.
>
>larry
>
>At 05:16 PM 3/31/2004, you wrote:
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