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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
What is preventing a change in policy is the fact that us leaving would be a full on disaster. We're stuck, and though our presence fans flames in certain sectors, on the overall, it is one of the only forces keeping any infrstructure in the region.
There are a few Dems who truly would pull us out, but that doesn't mean the majority of them have any intention of actually pulling us out and aren't merely playing the issue for votes. Do you really believe they'd yank us out once in office? The fallout would be horrible, and having to reverse that decision and send troops back later so politically destructive they'd never do it.
The only change in policy to be effected is pulling back and maintaining a UN types of police force instead of battling the insurgents. That is going to require a massive commitment of bodies. Describing it as a withdrawal would be somewhere between generous and incorrect.
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This is kind of like the day-labor center in Herndon, VA -- a shelter was built, and a bunch of people got into office by saying they'd stop letting illegal immigrants use it. Then when they got into office, they couldn't find anyone to run it who could screen for illegal aliens, and they realized that if they shut it down, day laborers would congregate in parking lots and be much more of a nuisance.
Um, except totally different, but still.
ETA and Ironweed's post is so far the highlight of my day (other than the fact that we are closing early and I will be SOOOO out of here in 3.3 hours).
