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Originally posted by Cowperson@Sep 29 2004, 12:33 PM
Do you think they would be put out if they were asked to leave a quagmire by a legitimately elected government, even if its a theocracy?
It would be a legitimate escape hatch, even leaving them with the potential to declare a success (whether you wanted to interpret it that way is another matter).
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Yes I do think they would be put out if a legitimately elected government told them to get lost.
I don't see it as a legitimate escape hatch either. An escape hatch that leads to a room full of snakes and fire maybe, but that's no fun. "Run away with lots more terrorists and a shiny new, angry Islamic theocracy behind me" is not a suitable endgame for this bunch. All the powers of the Illuminati and the Skull and Bones couldn't spin that scenario in America's favor.
Kind of moot anyway, for the reasons you stated -- they probably won't elect one. I don't think they'll have the chance though. The powers that be certainly aren't afraid to spin this Iraqi election in whatever direction (pro-America) they want it to go. Definitely not for some romantic notion of a perfect democratic election. Even if it looks like it stinks -- these guys have proven convincingly that they are not afraid to take things into their own hands, even if the rest of the world complains.