http://samsonblinded.org/blog/soldiers-not-servants.htm A Machiavellian Perspective on the Middle East Conflict Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:09:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://samsonblinded.org/blog/soldiers-not-servants.htm/comment-page-1#comment-49506 rainman in fla, usa Sun, 05 Aug 2007 19:51:04 +0000 http://samsonblinded.org/blog/archives/171#comment-49506 great comments, and an excellent idea for us to pull back and let the iraqi gov't do it's job. however, to leave bfore the iraqi's can take care of themselves (infrastructure, pipeline reconstruction, police, courts, food and water)would be a disaster of epic proportion. all the $$ spent and to have to do it again in 10 years when some other despot takes over? not a good idea. meanwhile, as in casablanca, we wait, and wait, and wait. great comments, and an excellent idea for us to pull back and let the iraqi gov’t do it’s job. however, to leave bfore the iraqi’s can take care of themselves (infrastructure, pipeline reconstruction, police, courts, food and water)would be a disaster of epic proportion. all the $$ spent and to have to do it again in 10 years when some other despot takes over? not a good idea. meanwhile, as in casablanca, we wait, and wait, and wait.

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