People cite the post-Hiroshima occupation of Japan and the good things we did for them; I think in Iraq the consequences of occupation would be far worse. The obvious hypocrisy in our support of a new government in Afghanistan vs. our decision to occupy Iraq would piss the world community off further.
I support some sort of regime change in Iraq, though if it went the route of Bahrain it'd make me much happier. I am no fan of modern US foreign policy however, I think Iraq is taking our focus from areas of greater importance; it is and has been a UN issue. If only Congo and Zaire and all the other nations caught in brutal civil wars had nukes, we might help out the people in this world who are truly suffering right now.
It's unfair to blame the US for the world's problems, the UN has been equally derelict by letting all of these poor starving nations kill each other by the thousands. Iraq is a stable nation, however you want to debate the definition of stability. There are other countries in the world that concern me more.
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