What would happen if U.S. forces were pulled out of Iraq?

Question

I don't really understand why if we had a civel war in America and it turned to be souch a great country that other places don't get the same opportunity. Is it really a bout the people or is it about their resources. It's really a 2 question, question because I don't see the interest in the democratic process in other places, for example, Africa.

Yah, I stand corrected. It should be the War of Independance.

I guess I was looking at it in the sence of action / result. I agree that they have been killing each other for longer that 3000 years and they tend to blame everyone else for their problems. Is America the real problem here? Oh, and I appologize for any misspelling.

Answer 1

Bush Administration officials predict that, if the US pulls out of Iraq, that country will sink into utter chaos and the terrorists will follow us home.

Then again, every prediction the Bush Administration has made on Iraq has been completely wrong. What makes anyone think they would start getting it right now?

Personally, though, I think that Iran would step in and offer to help the Iraqis, now that Saddam is gone and there is a power vacuum in Iraq. Ironically enough, Iran would then get the political and economical advantages that the Bush administration spent hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars and thousands of U.S. lives to acheive (and fail at doing so).

And, as for the terrorists following us home, the reason they hate us is because we are over there. Why did bin Laden want to attack the U.S.? Because of our presence/influence in Saudi Arabia and because of our support for Israel.

Besides, the Sunni/Shiite conflict has been going on for centuries. I think it was very arrogant and stupid of this administration to think we could simply depose the Iraqi dictator and everything would just be hunky-dory (you know ... being greeted as liberators, having flowers and candy thrown at the soldiers' feet, have a democracy up and running within a few months, etc.).

We should just cut our losses where they are, back away gracefully, and let the Arab world determine their own direction and fate.

Answer 2

we are not still fighting a war in Iraq we did what we went over there to do, now we are dealing with the consequences of it... Iraq is in a civil war... Basically if we leave now on of three things will happen... Iraq will continue on a path towards self destruction. 2. a leader will arise which could be a good or a bad thing, either way it will be another dictatorship and will put the country back in some form of order... three Iran will take over the rebuilding of Iraq! Either way I don't think they will follow us home. They might take us up on war crime charges, and we might end up paying reparations... perhaps that is why Bush doesn't want to leave, him and cheney don't want to get caught with their hand in the cookie jar... or the oil refinery in this case! Oh and Africa is a great example of countries that have overcome horrible things... look at Rwanda there was a horrible Genocide there and now the people live in peace for the most part under a democracy... I know I've been!

Answer 3

Everyone understands it would be a catastrophe. People killing people for no reason, especially when it can be avoided, is not something anyone would take responsibility for. In the US civil war, there were major economic issues that were fought over: slavery and states rights. At that time there was no one to keep the warring factions apart. So there is no similarity. Nothing good comes of a civil war. The US became great because of the people and the government, not because of anything gained from fighting.

Answer 4

The way I see it those people have been fighting for thousands of years, and they will continue to for as long as they exist. We will pull out some time and they will go back to it until one side crushes the other and puts another dictator in place.

As for the democratic process, well I don't believe in it. People mistake democracy for what we have.. If you have just democracy 5 people can vote to kill 1 person just "because 5 against 1". We are suppose to be a Republic which says that the rights of 1 is more important then the 5 unless the 1 threatens the 5. Also we have systems in place we take for granted that they don't have. You take it for granted that if you sign a contract with someone and they go back on it, you can take them to court and they will protect your rights. But in many countries that claim now to be democratic this and other rights are not a given.

Answer 5

I don't think the civil war is what made America a great country. I think it took something away from us. But that's all in the past, water under the bridge.

If we pulled out of Iraq now, my concern would be for civilians that our troops are actually protecting. Our presence in Iraq may be stifling alot of the civil unrest. I don't know.

To leave now, without finishing what we set out to do, would be unfair at the very least, and I'm afraid that we'd have to go back in under very different circumstances.

The difference in Africa and Iraq, imho, is the threat level. Africa doesn't pose an international threat, as Iraq does. Some believe that establishing a democracy instead of tyranny reduces the global threat.

Answer 6

If U.S. Forces now without cleaning up the left over resistance, some kind of dictatorship will rise to power again sort of like a cancer. And then all of the innocent civilians that died (By accident, I'm sure) will have died for no reason.

As for the second part of your question I don't know much about the government in Africa, but in Iraq or any other country where all the power is given to the select few, the reason they don't want democracy is because they leaders in charge don't want to give up their power. That is why democracy is met with such resistance.

Answer 7

Ultimately, the likely outcome would be a Shiite victory - they have the numbers, and they have a supportive neighbor in Iran. Iraq would then presumably become a Shiite-controlled nation, beholden to Iran, quite possibly another Theocracy in the Iranian mould. Though, to what degree Arab-Persian emnity might degrade that relationship is hard to say. The Iraqi Shiites certainly have a history of cooperating with Iran.

Shorter term, of course, Al Qaeda would claim a 'great victory' in driving the American Crusaders from the Sacred Soil of the Caliphate, with attendant rise in recruitment and flows of money from sympathetic Arab Muslims who really haven't had a concrete victory to hang thier pride on in living memory.

Answer 8

there would be a long and bloody civil war ending with someone like saddam back in power

your comparison to the civil war is kinda flawed you should compare more with the war of independance

george washington was asked by his generals after the war of independance if he wanted to rule like a dictator

he replied with "i didnt overthrow george 3rd to become george the first"

but for one mans decision America could be wayyyyy different


in most cases men will not act that way.....power corrupts after all....which is the problem

Answer 9

At the time I don't think people were thinking that US Civil War was such a good thing.

African countries don''t have the ready oil of the Middle East. Goole Peak OIL

Answer 10

Iraq might spiral uncontrolled, strengthen into embroiled in a civil conflict that could final for a decade, and Iran might little question contain itself, attempting to take over Iraq. So... permit 'em kill one yet another off!!! it relatively is extra effective that the novel Muslims kill one yet another as adversarial to endeavoring to kill human beings!!!