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Originally Posted by right-track
How's this sound for an explanation?
Britain and America invaded Iraq in the hope of setting up an oil rich, Sunni, western friendly government.
The Shiite majority backed by Iran have become too powerful and too much of a handful for the Coalition forces to control within Iraq.
To leave Iraq now would trigger a civil war between Sunni and Shiite factions, leading to the inevitable result of a Shiite victory.
This would mean an anti western regime ruling Iraq, with the full support of Iran and a possible nuclear capable Iran at that.
Not what we had in mind when we invaded was it?
This is why Coalition forces will not be leaving Iraq, despite what we are told.
Unless of course Israel, Britain and the U.S want to see the situation escalate across the Middle East and watch as Arab, Sunni/Shiite countries join in to get control of the region and settle the matter once and for all.
Hopefully with a Sunni victory.
Or, continue to put economical and political pressure on Iran until the country collapses and replaces the present Iranian leadership with a more workable alternative.
If that fails...all out war with Iran.
What's it gonna be?
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yep, pretty much said it right there. Except, there already is a civil war within iraq. oh i'm sorry, it's not a civil war, it's a violent disagreement between two insurgent factions, or whatever the hell the bush administration is trying to brand it as.
On your last paragraph about Iran, I doubt that could work, the US have been trying to put economic sanctions on iran for ages, it's not gonna work. My guess is, Bush will bomb the sh*t out of them before his term is over, but anyone's guess is as good as mine as to what will happen after. As for the war on Iraq, depending on who is elected as the democratic candidate, and if the democrats win the next election (i'm calling very probable, seeing as how bush's popularity rate is lower than nixon's just before he was impeached), the US could very possibly be pulling out of Iraq entirely. It would be horrible for the Iraqis, i agree, and in that case I think the best thing the US could do is supply aid, and work with the UN in order to attempt to find a way to stabalize whatever government pops up. HARDLY an ideal solution, but the US should never have gone in there in the first place, its been too long, it's NOT WORKING AT ALL.
Another thought about Iran. All I've head is "they're supplying Iraq with arms, we need to stop them." Load of hypocritical bullsh*t if I ever heard it. How many wars have the US supplied arms to? The US gave arms to the taliban in the 70's to fight russia, and to Iraq in the 80's to fight Iran. Pot, kettle, black?