Quote:The case was never made for invading Iraq to begin with and the consequence of uncontrolled violence between Sunni and Shia completely predictable. This has been held in check for centuries by various tyrants such as Hussein and the Shah of Iran. I have no clue what should be done now that we have created the vacuum. The problem seems insoluble to me.
Let's not forget the Kurds, who are provoking a war with Turkey in order to liberate their compatriots and establish a separate Kurdistan. This will force the US to pick between its most loyal allies in Iraq and its most powerful ally on the borders. I think the Kurds will get the short end of the stick, but you never know.
Quote:Certainly none of our presidential candidates seem to have a clue. Most of them were snowed by the briefings preceding the war into voting to support it. Anyone who had the judgment at that time to withhold support certainly deserves kudos, although that does not mean they would have much of an idea how to bring it to an end.
Barack Obama opposed the war. Of course, he is making up for this lapse in misjudgement by offering his support for the next one in Iran, in order to look 'tough' on foreign policy. Still, there is at least one candidate who opposed the war running for President, and that's something, I guess.
-Jester