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Originally Posted by Texpat  Is that when the war ends? What about the inevitable civil war that ensues among Sunnis and Shias.
Surely you can find it in your heart to blame that on the invading Americans and might conceivably carry this war out for centuries. (Ignore the centuries of fighting hitherto at your pleasure  )
Pray tonight that the fighting ensues for surely you're not on the side of the invaders. And you dread a peaceful solution.
If not so pathetic, quite hilarious.
Tix to the celebration running thin Pandy. Get 'em while they're hot.
If you haven't started already, might think about shifting to climate change or Brittney Spears. Ya might have better luck. |
I'll ignore the personal snipes and concentrate on the discussion at hand here Tex.
Iraq was a country of different ethnic/religious groups thrown together by the western powers after WW1.
Saddam Hussein held it together by use of ruthless and brutal military force.
In comes USA in 2003 and tries to introduce a warm and fuzzy (friendly to USA)democratic government to unite the opposing ethnic factions. The Yanks destroy the countries infrastructure and kill many thousands of people in the name of peace and democracy. Now, 6 years on, the invading forces complain that the country is on the verge of a civil war with a fragile government and is likely to descend into anarchy if they pull out. Sure its likely to descend into chaos when the Yanks skulk away. No one could call it a success. If 160,000 US combat troops couldn't pull the place together what chance does the fragmented Iraqi government have. Iraq is a mess and will likely fall apart when the Yanks go. Good job hey?