davidjfaber

I should append my above post; If we did just pull out of Iraq it would lead to worse overall bloodshed within Iraq because of the civil war on there. The Shia and Kurds control most of the oil fields in Iraq and that leaves the Sunni out in the proverbial rain. If we were to invest heavily in their economy we might be able to keep them from fighting over the one "cash crop" that they have an abundance of. I'm talking about diversifying their economy which would not cut any ethnic group from participating in an economically prosperous Iraq. Aside from that the civil war there is unlikely to end any time soon and partition is likely (which would set off a chain reaction so terrible that most nation-states on earth would experience the shock-waves. Just as an example; the Kurds being granted independence in Iraq would invariably draw distaste from Turkey when they have to answer the calls for independence from their sizable Kurdish minority. This would either cause them to clamp down a la 1980's/'90's Turkey or let them go which would change the direction of the European Union considering their primary aim with the incorporation of Turkey is to gain access to the extensive oil fields in Eastern Turkey. This might cause Europe to go through a change of direction in their economic-imperial ambitions and as such would necessitate the competitive forces in China and the U.S. to change tactics to try and block the gains of Europe no matter their new tactic.... etc...

And "peace is upon us with the republicans broken the western world can finnaly unite & fight al-quada & other terrorist organizations!" The Democrats (the American liberals, for those who don't know) want to pull us out overseas, and its not like everything is going to be la-de-do. See, Al-Qaida WANTED this. Without the stay-the-course Republicans, we can expect an attack before summer '07. Maybe even this year. Hopfully not.quote> Don't get me wrong; I am a staunch opponent of the Democratic party. However, I must say that your statements are hinting at conclusions which are wholly unsupported by the facts on the ground. If you were to actually pay attention to what "the terrorists" are demanding you'd know that the U.S. war with Al Qaeda started in the 1980's when we built numerous military bases and stationed many thousands of troops in Saudi Arabia; the holiest of the Muslim states. Now, to pose a leading-logic question to you; if you were a staunch Catholic would you be pleased about Iran building a military base in Italy or, religion aside, would you be o.k. with Egypt or Syria or Lebanon or, hell, Iraq building a military base on U.S. soil? If not, it is highly hypocritical of you to suggest that Muslims should rejoice at the U.S. presence in the Middle East. The only way to end the war of terror reasonably and with the least amount of bloodshed is for the U.S. to give up its dependence on foreign oil and remove its troops from the Muslim world. That would also be the only way to help facilitate the rise of truly democratic states in the Middle East. I say this because as it stands now U.S. oil companies and the U.S. government is propping up the brutal, oppressive and highly undemocratic regime of Saudi Arabia and the last Democratically elected Prime-Minister of Iran, Mohammed Mossadegh, was removed from power in a CIA-Sponsored Coup de-tat led by Kermit Roosevelt Jr. and was codenamed "Operation Ajax" in 1953. (this event sewed the seeds for the Islamic Revolution in 1979) So, it does you good to do your homework on history and political issues before you develop a strong opinion. Otherwise you could end up supporting the exact OPPOSITE of what you thought you were supporting (such as democracy, stability, a positive conclusion to the war on terror, etc.).