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jpgray

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Wed Jun-02-04 11:25 AM
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3. True, but leave Iraq without any kind of security force,

Edited on Wed Jun-02-04 11:26 AM by jpgray

And we'll exchange one bloody destabilizer for another. In fact, it is very possible that Iraq's neighbors, notably Turkey and Iran, would take advantage of a defenseless and chaotic Iraq. Turkey has long experience with tramping on the Kurds, and Iran wouldn't mind annexing the Shia area of Iraq one bit.

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