What will happen if the dems prematurely pulls us out of Iraq?
912415
If George the First had pulled out early with Barbara, then we'd never have had to make a decision about this mess; this idiot in the White House and the new leadership cleaning up after him, would we?\n\nIf Iraq divides into three and we just allow them have their own culture, their own societies and use the saved funds to find new ways to help Americans in the United States and no more soldiers die in a useless and stupid war of aggression by the U.S. and Iraqis stop being killed by each other in these daily bombings, how can that be a bad thing?\n\nGee.  I wish Barbara had had a headache that night or that GHWB had the good sense to pull out!
364656
Oh, I hope not.  We created a hell hole in Iraq already and have yet to clean up after ourselves.  We are weak in military power and can not stretch any more.  I do not believe we could pull off two military campaigns.
728184
They are desperate to maintain control because of the money to be lost if the dems cause an Iraqi pull out.\n\nSee it at  http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20061107/D8L8H0S81.html
917437
Republicans and Democrats in their endeavor to siphon off votes from each other have morphed to be virtually identical to each other. Hence the victory that the Democrats have enjoyed, though signaling a large distaste by the American citizenry for Republican incompetence and corruption, only ushered people into power who are only slightly better than their opposition. \n\nI do believe that the Democrats might expedite our withdrawal from Iraq, but I think they will still continue with many misguided notions that informed our decision, concerning the “War on Terror”, to invade Iraq in the first place
866937
They will probably take away the Bush tax cuts.  Heck, somebody better get some revenue flowing back into Washington.  For the last several years, our tax money has been flying to Iraq as fast as we can print it.\n\nOf course, when the Democrats do the responsible thing about getting this country's financial house in order, the Republicans will point their fingers and call them tax and spend liberals.  \n\nI hope there is an electorate there to remind them that the Democrats may have to tax but only because the Republicans have spent so liberally and irresponsibly.
438686
Man seriously you know if we leave Iraq, then mayhem beyond what we are "supossed causing" will just be worst.\n\nRead some Iraqi blogs.\nyou will then see the truth.
413712
none if they're smart. we already pissed off the rest of the world with iraq
1018754
Badly, very badly.\n\nAll three sides, the Sunnis, Kurds and Shi'ites will fight like dogs, and eventually the United States will not be able to stop it. Those Iraqi troops we trained will also come back to haunt us too. This is a bad situation, and all the weapons in the US arsenal will not be able to solve it.\n\nOn the upside, I think it would have happened one way or the other, contrary to liberal public opinion....sad situation, time for us to leave!
1056610
No, if it had we would have pulled out of Iraq. Typical democrats though, always pulling out before the job is done. Makes me wonder how they ever managed to have children.
696345
I don't know about that, but I do know that the dems will now be forced to work WITH the president instead of just shooting off their mouths. Since they have the majority, if nothing gets done, it WILL be blamed on them. They can't simply obstruct any longer.
726326
I'm a republican, but I hope the Dems show us that they can do a good job and do some good for this country. Pulling out of Iraq is not a good first step.\n\nDem or Rep, I pray that God leads them in the direction he wants. What it all should boil down to is that we should want good things for our country and the people living in it's borders. Not our own personal gain.\n\nGod Bless.
1044069
Depends on if we get another neo-conservative in the White House or not.  If the Democrats get their way, there won't be any permanent bases in the middle-east and we save a hell of a lot of tax dollars and "sreet cred" with our allies. \n\nIf the neo-cons stay, then we'll have Syria and Iran in our sites and the wars will never stop.  We definitely will see a draft, and possibly another false-flag terror attack on our soil to make sure the draft passes through unopposed.  I'm predicting a nuke in some inconsequential midwest city put there by the same fine folks that brought us 9/11.
715057
I honestly keep pinching myself to make sure that it is all true. I now fully expect the Democrats to carry on in the vein they have started. \n\nThe contempt with which they describe the administration's policy in Iraq is to be seen to be believed. I expect investigations into all the ambiquous actions of the administration and I expect some of these security, sorry, freedom restricting legislation to be repealed.
960794
If the American military pulls out, a few things will very likely happen:\n\n1. If you think the situation is bad there now, the violence will only escalate;\n\n2. America will appear weak militarily;\n\n3. Muslim extremists will get the message that crime does, in fact, pay very well;\n\n4. The fragile democracy in Iraq will likely collapse;\n\n5. Those in power now, including the police, will be sitting ducks.\n\n(See also CAMBODIA after we left Vietnam for further lessons.)
740166
The Iraq war will soon end with the withdrawal of Americans.  Iraq will have a disastrous civil war.
709585
Go big.  We made this mess, we have a responsibility to clean it up.  We need to stabilize that region.  Walking away will only let the chaos we've already created escalate.\n\nIt was an incredibly stupid thing to do from the outset, going into Iraq.  Bush, and the people who supported him shouldn't be still calling the shots over there, based on their track record alone.  But, for the first time since the man took office, I find myself agreeing with him on one point.  It's a mistake to leave Iraq in this mess.  The entire region will implode. \n\nHowever, it's idiotic to say that troop levels over there are sufficient, they are woefully inadequate at best.   Big--overwhelmingly big, preferably--is the only chance we have at getting control.\n\nBTW--I've voted pretty much straight Democrat in all elections, this last one included.  The need for change in our leadership is obvious and necessary, but I believe we can't afford to compound the error we made (I say 'we' because over half of this country supported the invasion of Iraq, so much so that 'we' re-elected Bush for a second term) by leaving Iraq to it's fate.  We will never see the end of violence in that region if we don't get control of it now.  If we leave, and Iraq becomes a terrorist stronghold, how long do you imagine it will be until Israel is engaged?  Anyone fancy a nuclear war in your lifetime?\n\n\nArcticchick--you seem to have forgotten that convenient intelligence failures, coverups, and deliberate circulation of misinformation have been the main attribute of  GW Bush's administration.   Your selected excerpts do a fine job of implying that, despite the fact that their support was based on erroneous information, the Democrats are to blame for the Iraq invasion.  You demonstrate how well Bush & Co.'s tactics worked--and continue to work--on the segment of America's populace who refuse to acknowledge what terrible consequences have resulted from their support of this administration.
951043
Those who want the US to lose in Iraq will vote Dem. Those of us who want our country to win will vote Rep.