What would happen to the people of Iraq if we pulled out in 6 months?

Answer 1

Well, let's just start with what would happen DURING the pull out...

First, the insurgents/terrorists/militia would attack us the entire time we're leaving. That way, they can show the world through their propoganda channels that they kicked our asses out of the country and we left with our tail between our legs.

Shortly after that, the same people will turn on each other, putting innocent Iraqi civilians in the cross fire. There will be mass killings, evictions, and torture. The government will fail and chaos will ensue. After that, there will be a radical leader step forward, make a pact with Iran, and now the world has more trouble than it could have ever imagined.

One thing to remember. All of this would have happened whether the US invaded or not. Saddam's days were numbered, anyway. This same scenario would have played out regardless.

Answer 2

I had to respond to a few things that writersblock2006 wrote, which were in error. First of all, you would NOT be able to segregate the Iraqis into three regions, because quite simply the Iraqis would never allow it. As much as they all hate each other, they still proudly consider themselves "Iraqi" and are overwhelmingly all against a breakup of their country, as some have suggested. It would be logistically impossible and time-consuming even if they DID want to do that, because there are many places where all three groups live together.

Second, the borders are NOT safe--I don't know what made him think that troops deploying to the border would somehow make them safe. Troops at the border get attacked to, and even if they all moved to the borders, they'd just keep getting attacked there--not to mention that their absence would still result in anarchy inside the country. Iraq's problems are multi-pronged--yeah, foreign fighters flowing into Iraq are a problem, but only one of many.

Third, the troops are safer than you think they are. Yeah, you see carnage on TV all the time, but the reality is, the casualty rate of Americans over the course of four years is dramatically lower than any other war or conflict we've been involved in, during the course of our entire history--especially for a conflict that's gone this long. How many Americans had died during Vietnam, or either World War, or the Civil War, or the Revolutionary War, after four years had passed? More Americans died during far shorter wars than in Iraq, if you bother to read the facts of history instead of being tarnished by what the media chooses to show you.

Lastly, it's not "Republicans have made it a question of stay or pull out". Democrats have made it an issue of "pull out, pull out" without any plausible plan to do so, much less for dealing with the dire consequences of doing so (oh, but we don't want to talk about THAT, do we?) Either we stay in, and at least put in the effort to help another country back onto its feet (which the impatient types would do well to remember that nation-rebuilding is NEVER a quick job, even for more modernized, peaceful countries), or we cop out, bow to immature political peer pressure, and leave Iraq to the wolves, and end up being chastised for pulling out too quickly and letting hundreds of thousands of people be killed by thugs.

Answer 3

As a former combat Marine that has had some personal involvement in the middle east (the bombing of the Marine Corps barracks in November 1983). I honestly believe that Iraq, Iran, and many of the Palestine nations will continue to war against each other (National and Tribal) as they have been doing before the United States was ever "Born". If the people of any of those nations truly hope for peace then they should stand up, and say "No More!". You can't cry for freedom and not take personal action! If you allow your "enemy" to live and eat with the people you know and care about and still allow that enemy to intimidate, and hide with you or the the ones you love...you are "his" ally, and you have to deal with the consequences of your decisions. Courage now may save your loved ones. What do you pray for or want? another Dictatorship? or ... the well being and possible happiness of your family... LIFE. It takes less than a millisecond to cease existance...but it takes a whole lot longer for those that care about you to forget...YOU.

Answer 4

Iran, Turkey and Syria will invade and partition Iraq.

Al Quaeda will get control of the Sunni areas and start genocide against all non-Sunnis. Iran will start a genocide of all Sunnis in the areas they control. Turkey will start a quiet starvation genocide of the Kurds.

All schoolteachers, policeman, politicians, reporters, and anybody active in the political process will be killed - along with their families.

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will reach 'agreements' with Al Quaeda where neither will interfere with the others activities.

US military morale will collapse and this will force us to pull out of Afghanistan. Al Quaeda will begin a 2-3 year rebuilding period.

Then all hell will break loose.

Answer 5

Heres the thing -- republicans have made it a question of stay or pulll out when its a phased redeployment for the safety of our troops.

We still keep a rotation to IRAQ -- but we deploy them to the borders. Where its safe, where they can deter outside countries from invading and where we can respond to large actions against eachother from within IRAQ.

One step further -- we partition the country into 3 separate parts.

The only way to stop them from continued killing is to separate them.

FOr all those that say no it cant work, it wont work -- WELL nothings going to work completely but by segregating them we cut the civil war to an absolute minimum

This is the smartest response to an unwinnable situation.
Yet republicans wont even entertain that because to them its there way or no way.

Answer 6

What should really be concerning Americans is what will happen here. We have been kept safe on US soil since 9-11 because the war has been taken to the enemy.

Countless terrorist training camps have been shut down, the flow of supplies to terrorists has been seriously diminished, and they have to be concerned with fighting Americans in their own back yard instead of attacking US soil.

If the liberal extremists (who keep supporting the terrorists) have their way, the camps will re-open, the terrorists in custody will be released to attack the US again, and the development of more WMD's will take place.

Answer 7

Sh!t will hit the fans harder than it is now!!! The Sunni's or Shiite (which ever the minority is) will most likely get wiped out. There's also a possibility that the people will blame the U.S. because they pulled out when the Iraqis needed the U.S. Why leave when the job isn't finished?

Answer 8

Well mass slaughter, starting with the people who helped the US the most, iraqi police stations would be suicide bombed, then the iraqui military, then civilians who supported coalition troops. Bombs in mosques and marketplaces even more than there are right now. Kind of like vietnam, mass slaughter.

Then whoever eventually takes power will consolidate with other terror cells in other nearby territories and the terrorists will be even more prepared and more moivated for the next round of Jihad with the US.

Answer 9

the Iranian army moves in and sets up training camps for the next wave of attacks on western countries, Kuwait falls again and gas goes to 5.50 to 8.00 a gallon which drives up the price of everything else. and after this, big trouble.

Answer 10

Anarchy