[GOPyouth]

Finally taking a page out of George Friedman's book America's Secret War

[Northern Alliance]

Excerpt - WASHINGTON - If U.S. forces leave too soon, Iraq will become a haven for terrorists and the base of a spreading Islamic superstate that would threaten the rest of the world

What is really depressing is that this is not completely obvious to everyone on the planet and that it even has to be stated.

[expatguy]

Rumsfield has it right.

[Finalapproach29er]

I'm more worried about Iran consolidating power there among Shiites.

In tandem, and with a nuke deterrent, they could make a lot of mischief.

[ThirstyMan]

"If U.S. forces leave too soon, Iraq will become a haven for terrorists and the base of a spreading Islamic superstate..."

This is so obvious! its sad that it needs to be said.

This fog generated courtesy of your ever-destructive, Bush hating, liberal naysayers.

[airborne]

Islamic superstate.

Seems I've read that idea before. ;^)

[A. Pole]

Rumsfeld warned that al-Qaida leaders such as Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and Osama bin Laden would seize power in the wake of an American withdrawal and turn Iraq into the kind of terrorist safe haven that Afghanistan was before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

Would it be worse that Saddam regime?

[Realism]

"We make a terrible mistake if we fail to listen and learn"

Bosnia, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Palestinian terrortories, Kashmir, Lebanon, Yemen, Kashmir, Chechnya, Georgia, Algeria, Burundi, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Israel, Turkey, *istan, Sudan, Philippines, etc.

Some people seem to be trying very hard not to notice the reality of the situation.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Here's another take on what will happen if the U.S. leaves Iraq:

If U.S. Leaves, Al-Qaeda Will Not Inherit Iraq