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| The Iraqi's will be incontrol of thier own ccountry, the Us will have troops on the ground and helping with security but with a much diminished profile, and like Japan and Germany before it, a new country rebuilding itself out of the ashes of its evil leader. |
i agree somewhat, although the reality won't be nearly so rosy.
the kurds will increase their struggle for autonomy. (they were extremely unhappy with the security council resolution that just passed) al sadr's militia will still remain. terrorists will continue to infiltrate iraq and assassinate moderates/democrats. the likelihood of civil war will greatly increase.. and iraqi oil exports will be insufficient to pay for iraq's needs - so we will continue to foot the bill.
now, if all of these scenarios either don't happen, or are effectively resolved (which would be a miracle since the post-war period has been mired with failure), then things could end up close to your rosy scenario.