I.think.a.lot.of.these.guys.need.to.rethink.the.situation
Pakistan is set to implode. Once it tips, India will kick a$$ as opposed to letting talibanani cavemen get control of the nuclear arsenal. Once Musharaff loses control/gets whacked, which is not far away, the gloves will come off.
Same with Iran/Syria. Excepting our Israeli friends are on the frontline. SO..the politics/resource calls and expectations will change.
Once Pakistan is spanked, HALF of the problem will go away. The other half lies in Iran/Syria.Once the JOOOS deal a nasty spanking,the dynamics will change.
Spank these places good, and the situation will clear
Iraq and Afghanistan will just fall into place.
This global aberation of cavemen philosophy should dry up.
Sure, they have 1400 years into this caveman cult crap...but face it - there is no room for that crap today.
It doesnt work - politically / economically
They might start by thinking about what it will really mean to walk away from the fight, however long that fight takes.
Walking away will cause a substantial realignment of power in the area, starting with every nation turning their back on anything the US says because the US will no longer have any credible authority. We may have three carriers off Iran, but we dare not use them. They are only targets.
Smaller nations like Jordan and the Gulf States will align with whoever holds promise to oppose Iran. Again, without involving the US. China, Russia and India will have their power and influence increase.
And when we refuse to protect our interest in Iraq, where the cost is so little compared to any past conflict, little dictators like Chavez will be emboldened to become expansionists to move against our interests in their own neighborhoods.
We can only “lose” by walking away. We “win” by staying. We “win” when we can leave Iraq and its government can still keep running a civil society. Given that Saddam destroyed his own country’s ability to stand up civil leaders for about two generations, it will take a while to nurture and develop people who can be leaders.
We are at the cusp of a moment in history like when the French lost dominance of the world to the Brits or when the Brits lost it to the US. We are about to *cut and run* from our role and the vacuum we leave will be filled by the forces of chaos, forces which will lead to nuclear war.