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Originally Posted by Sheriff Gonna Getcha
As for Ron Paul's position on Iraq, what does he think will happen to Iraq once we leave? Does he think the sectarian strife will subside following our departure? If so, he's nuts. If, however, he doesn't care if the civil war will increase in intensity and perhaps bring other countries (e.g., Turkey and Iran) into the mix, then I guess that's his perogative. Finally, Iraq is a terrorist training ground already, but I can't see how our departure will help matters.
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I'm not certain he's stated one way or the other what he thinks will happen once we leave. I do know this -- go back and read his statements in 2002 and 2003 about why we shouldn't go into Iraq, and his predictions on what will happen once the balance of power is overturned. At every turn, Ron Paul was right.
I can't speak for him, but I can tell you what I think about 'sectarian strife' after we leave: Who cares? Let the Sunnis and the Shia duke it out. It is not our job to referee a civil war over religious disputes between Muslims. Our departure will secure one thing -- a stop to dead American servicemen and women in a poorly planned fiasco we never should have gotten ourselves involved with in the first place.
As for Iran taking over? Fine. Let them start taking the casualties.