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I hope that many of these soldiers will stay in Iraq and set up bases there. Why do we want to be in Europe? The action is going to be in the ME for the forseeable future. Bases in Iraq can form the critical bulwark of stability to allow the first Islamic Democracy to flourish.

If we try to get in and get out fast, some no-name butcher of a Lieutenant is going to be running the place within a year, making matters even worse.

The economic downfall...especially in the heartland of the country...would be enough to bring a right-wing group up and could easily gain 10 percent of the vote in less than one year. If Schroeder and the French think that they are doing a favor for their countries...think again. It wouldn't be difficult in a bad economic time in Germany for some small-time fanatic talker to move up and get 25 percent of the vote within a two-election period. It would seem that Schroeder failed history in college and the French simply don't want to remember their past.