[Sax]

combat brigades in Iraq would pull back to the neighboring countries on the east and west

Out of Iraqi civilization, but in to the desert on the Syrian and Iranian borders to prevent any ill-concieved conga-lines from traipsing across the border promoting instability.

[Sax]

PS - And I wish the rest were true.

[Grizzled Bear]

Out of Iraqi civilization, but in to the desert on the Syrian and Iranian borders to prevent any ill-concieved conga-lines from traipsing across the border promoting instability.
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Brilliant!