Iraq sets Time for U.S. Pullout

[TheMercenary]

And if there is a resulting genocide then what? not saying it will happen but what if.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Then it's Bush's fault.

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

And if there is a resulting genocide then what?

Then we have another example from history on why a country does not go to war without a smoking gun, a strategic objective, and an exit strategy. Basic military concepts ignored with contempt by Johnson in the 1960s and by George Jr in the 2000s. But then both believed in the "might makes right" bull.

Whether a massacre occurs or not cannot be averted by American military. America that had responsible diplomacy may avoid that catastrophe. But the current administration that even subverted the Oslo Accords, destroyed a solution in Korea, undermined the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, subverted the anti-ballistic missile treaty, and destroyed the reform movement in Iran is also incapable of doing the Dayton Accords or negotiating a World Trade agreement (only GATT round to fail was under George Jr's watch).

Can American diplomacy avert what otherwise appears to be an inevitable civil war in Iraq? It requires diplomats empowered by an intelligent leader.