BF2S Forums What if the United States left Iraq soon after the November elections?

Colfax wrote:

CameronPoe wrote:

If USA pull out of Iraq I wıll gıve a cast ıron 100% promıse not to crıtıcıse them for wıthdrawıng. They wıll stıll remaın to blame (along wıth the UK) for the orıgınal mess but everythıng that occurs from wıthdrawal on ıs out of theır hands and rıghtly so.

I respect you for this statement.  All differences aside.

It certaınly wouldn't be the fault of the US because the shıt was ALWAYS goıng to hıt the fan ın Iraq at some poınt when the Iraqıs threw of the yoke of ımpressıon ımposed by Saddam. The US expedıted thıs, whıch I dısagreed wıth because the Iraqıs should have taken responsıbılıty for ıt, but sınce ıt was always goıng to happen the US shall remaın largely blameless for post-wıthdrawal carnage.

Last edited by CameronPoe (2006-10-27 06:40:08)

ATG wrote:

I disagree.

I still believe in the concept behind going into Iraq and the middle East.
War torn areas and refugees will not help me at all in the long run. Those people have deep bitter feelings. They don't know who to blame for their own misery.
They blow things up. They fly airplanes into buildings.
Isolationism is as dangerous as imperialist ambitions.

True, but invading is even worse, when most of the world is against you.  We found this out with Iraq.