Reply #11: As pointed out, since the Bush criminal invasion, Iraq is a failed state [View All]

[BillZBubb]

Furthermore, our being there only postpones the inevitable, bloody civil war. Meanwhile we take casualties and waste $billions.

We can't negotiate with anyone, because the issues that will be fought over once we leave have nothing to do with the occupation. They are long simmering issues. Saddam kept them under control with tyranny. Now, since Bush and his incompetent stooges removed Saddam, there is no power left to keep the lid on.

The Kurds want independence and will fight for it the minute they see an opportunity. The Sunnis believe they are the historical rightful rulers of Iraq and will fight to regain that power. The Shiites are the majority in the country and have always been treated like a minority. They will fight to get control of the country. It is going to be a bloody mess. There is nothing we can do to stop it now that the Boy who would be King has opened Pandora's box.