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Originally Posted by Fear-And-Loathing
None, but this is not the point. Our President acted on intelligence presented, Iraq needed to be neutralised.
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Did he really, or did he act the way he wanted too?
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This is not what I am arguing however, the reasoning is unimportant now.
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NO Quit.
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I am arguing that we need to stay until the Iraqi's can counter the Iranian, Turkish and other potential adversaries military and bids to seize Iraqi sovereignty.
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How long do you think that should be?
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Iran will gobble Iraq up if we leave. It's a Machivellian statement, but I think it is very true. Until the Iraqi's can fulfill the power vacuum, I will 100% support our efforts to achieve that goal. We owe it to the Iraqi's. Failure to recognise this will greatly undermine anything we do in the future.
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How did they survive in the past? Iraq won't be Iraq again until they are forced to stand on their own two feet.
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