What if we leave?
The American Conservative
by John Mueller
02/26/07
It is continually proclaimed that an American withdrawal from Iraq would carry grim consequences. President Bush calls it a ‘nightmare scenario,’ and Frederick Kagan predicts ‘catastrophe.’ Few Democrats disagree: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer warns that ‘precipitous withdrawal … could lead to disaster, spawning a civil war, fostering a haven for terrorists and damaging our nation’s security and credibility.’ Indeed, the aftermath of withdrawal would be problematic and messy — like the present war — but it might not be as dire as increasingly desperate war supporters maintain...
http://www.amconmag.com/2007/2007_02_26/cover.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
by John Mueller
02/26/07
It is continually proclaimed that an American withdrawal from Iraq would carry grim consequences. President Bush calls it a ‘nightmare scenario,’ and Frederick Kagan predicts ‘catastrophe.’ Few Democrats disagree: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer warns that ‘precipitous withdrawal … could lead to disaster, spawning a civil war, fostering a haven for terrorists and damaging our nation’s security and credibility.’ Indeed, the aftermath of withdrawal would be problematic and messy — like the present war — but it might not be as dire as increasingly desperate war supporters maintain...
http://www.amconmag.com/2007/2007_02_26/cover.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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