[SomeReasonableDude]

Call me naive, but I was looking at Basra as a barometer for what a potential near-term American drawdown would bring. Could a hotbed like that maintain some semblance of security without a Coaltion presence?

Unfortunately, the answer seems to be no.

[SomeReasonableDude]

Sorry, for some reason I thought this was Basra. It was Amarah.