So, were you having a good day? Perhaps getting the work week off to a nice good start?

Well, Suzanne Nossel won't stand for that:

There is genuine uncertainty over whether, at this point, there’s anything the U.S can do to turn things around in Iraq. Kevin Drum suggests that the only reason to hesitate in calling for a pull out is the fear of looking weak. As we debate what’s next, though, its worth considering what the consequences of a failed Iraq will be.

I define failure as a situation in which the result of the U.S.’s invasion and subsequent occupation are not the stability (never mind the democracy) that we all hoped for, but instead continued chaos, factionalism, violence, and uncontrollable outside influence by the likes of Iran and Syria. It’s a scenario in which Iraq’s domestic security forces never gain the upper hand against insurgents, the economy does not recover, the fractious politics never coalesces into a functioning government, and the violence goes on unabated. In short, current conditions persist.

Noone, neither hawk nor peacenik, wants this to happen. But as we contemplate options that we long dismissed, its worth remembering why we’ve said for so long that the prospect of Iraq as a failed state was unacceptable. Even if we come to the conclusion that – though it may leave the country in ruins - U.S. withdrawal from Iraq is the best of an array of terrible options, if Iraq becomes a failed state that choice will not be without devastating consequences...

Iraq may not even wind up being a state at all but two or three states. If that happens they might all fail. But that may actually be the most likely outcome. - GUY

Posted by  Anonymous @ 9:51 PM

 

The question is no longer if we withdraw from Iraq, but HOW we withdraw. Withdrawl from the drug of power and control, like withdrawl from any drug, will be painful. - Sober in UT

Posted by  Anonymous @ 7:35 PM

 

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