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[boris]

"Given its various ethnic and religious divisions, Iraq has the potential to become another Bosnia or Lebanon. The histories of both those countries provide cautionary tales about what could happen in Iraq if the United States leaves it to its own fate once America's immediate objectives have been met."

And the downside is?...

In fact, this is precisely what we should do. Pull their fangs and let them return to the year 600 A.D.

--Boris