I wonder how the Iraqis feel. If we pull out now, it is another VN and they are toast. Another dictator will step up. Will they be punished for seeking freedom?
Yes. And you will see Iraqi "boat people" try to flee via Umm Qasr.
Unfortunately, we're probably going to be asked to leave Kuwait, Bahrain, and Dubai--they can read the writing on the wall, too--so we won't have any forces in the region to rescue them.