We still have troops in Germany and Japan. The good news is that the 2 countries and their people had a long history of structure as well as education-meaning hope. Does Iraq have any hope of that? We Had to leave.
I say turn the country over to the Chinese. Otherwise just turn over all captured weapons to the population.
That might be a good idea. When the Mongols--who might arguably be considered Chinese--took over the country in 1258, they implemented a program of urban renewal and population management.