How much (more) instability would pulling out of Iraq create, and what would the repercussions for the US be?

Question

I'm personally against the war, but this is something I've wondered about.

Answer 1

I agree with AtThePub, as an American I certainly do not support the war. But spending all that money, time, and lives for no result would anger me more than being engaged in a war for 5 more years if there is a result that is beneficial to America, our allies, and the other Middle Eastern nations.
I would certainly like to see the war run differently though.

But I cannot see the situation getting much worse, at least in the short term, if we were to leave. It would most likely be slightly to moderately more violent in the power vaccum created without a "peace-keeping" force. But it may then resolve itself more quickly. It's always better to rip the bandage off in one fell swoop.
It is the political situation and potential regime that would arise in our absence worries me. I do not feel it is right to destroy the Iraqi nation and then leave them in their time of need, with their pants around their ankles, to be forced into an Islamic extremist type government which severely limits personal freedom.

Answer 2

really Iraqis are demise at present, immediately, at the same time as this insidious warfare continues to be raging interior the heart of the middle east. The Lancet mag envisioned formerly this 3 hundred and sixty 5 days that six hundred,000 Iraqis have died ever because the March 2003 invasion. So its no longer only the liberals which could care a lot less if Iraqis die, the conservatives could care a lot less both. on the numerous question on why the the liberals opt for the US to tug out. who're you pertaining to once you say liberals? The politicians or the conventional liberal citizen? in the adventure that your question is directed in the route of politicians, then theres 2 factors. in the starting up, the Democrats do no longer opt for to "pull out" of Iraq. Majority of them opt for a redeployment, which signifies that some troops will come residing house, some troops will stay. And if it receives undesirable again in Iraq, then they are going to deliver extra troops in again. Now you may ask your self, properly why is it that they opt for to take some troops out? And that ends up in my second factor. The liberal politicians dont opt for an complete blown pullout, yet they opt for a change in route of ways the warfare is going, specially because the US isn't triumphing. And it really is obtainable interior the shape of redeployment. yet another ingredient is that, no you probable can anticipate that Iran will take over Iraq. If the US, the most sensible authorities with the most sensible military on the face of the planet cant even triumph over Iraq, what makes you imagine Iran will?

Answer 3

I highly doubt that Iraq is ever stable. The U. S. or any other soldiers will never bring it under control. Every time one leader is killed 8 more will jump at the chance to take their place! There is always going to be bombings when and where they want. We should have our soldiers here to defend
America not taking on the burden of trying to straighten out the countries that don't want to be!

Answer 4

655,000 civilians killed [as of last year]
confirmed today to be best practice [thus likely to be a true representation of civilian cassualties for iraq civillians alone
3 million refugees
[2de only the the palistein exoduss pre israel invasion of the holy lands ]
yet are these true statistics revealed by any media ?
the war is a lie [from the lies that destracted the masses , to the suppressed statistics of its cost]
check out the stats for returned service suicides,
think of those 20/30 thousand troops wounded
indeed a case of the living enveying the dead

point to one good thing that this lobbied invasion has [missioned let alone accomplished?
yanki go home is heard in yet another land
how many more till we see the nation of national war making industry just dosnt get peace making [only making wepens of war ]

who made those cluster bombs the israelies dropped in lebinon [causing 500 deaths and injuries post the lebinon invasion ]?
and think to remember who made those bombs [double ww2 bombs dropped in all of ww2 released by the beast in lebinon ?
only beaten by the bombs the yanks dropped in nam

Answer 5

Repercussions for the US?

We won't have any control over our Middle East interests like we've had for the last 30 years. (If you call Iraq a US "interest"....?)

Answer 6

only a coward runs from a situation that it created w/o first trying to resolve it

the yanks just cannot "cut & run" and leave iraq in its current state of mess

abandonment will project weakness and the bush white house has always taken pride in exhibitiing strength

bottomline for the U.S. - "damned if you don't, damned if you do"

Answer 7

not my problem. but since you ask, let's look at the last time that happened (1975). shortly after we pulled out of vietnam we were invaded by vietnamese. they came over here and bought thousands of convenience stores. PDR of Vietnam became a peaceful and prosperous nation..

Answer 8

for us it would not make a hill of beans of difference