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Originally Posted by Jamroll
It's patronizing to insist that the Iraqis need us there, otherwise they will implode and start eating each others entrails.
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It's not patronizing; it's harsh reality. Are there Iraqis capable of taking over the reigns and leading the country back to independence and stability? Most definitely. Are they in power now? Hell no. Until new leadership is put into power; Iraq
is a ticking bomb that will implode. No amount of money you could throw at it would eliminate that threat.
That doesn't mean we embrace the status quo. It is the duty of the Iraqi people and occupying forces to establish legitimate, sincere, and uncorrupted government before we call for the withdrawal of military forces. Right now police forces are a joke, leadership is a circus, and inter-cooperation amongst Iraqis is a stand up act.