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Originally posted by theking
The time is growing near, so we will soon learn how grateful the Iraqi's will be. I personally think the majority will welcome us, but there will always be those till the end of time that won't. Just keep in mind the great success we had with Germany and Japan and Japan in particular, a society that was as culturally different as Mid Easterners are at this point in time.
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Yeah, we'll soon know. Japan might be a good analogy, but it doesn't have land borders on all sides with countries who share religions, cultures, and an intense distate for the idea of the US gaining a major foothold in the region. Who knows tho? You might be right. When I said dismal I was referring to Latin American and the former USSR btw.
I just think the idea that a US invasion is going to have a long term stabilizing effect on the region, and lower our risk of future terror attacks, is an enormous gamble. One which rests on assumptions we'd like to think are true, but don't really know for sure. It does looks like the fireworks are going to begin very soon though, so we won't have to wait long.
Another interesting aspect will be the political fallout for Bush and Blair and how that plays out over the next year or two.