Bush in dilemma over Iraq

Bush in dilemma over Iraq
Analysts say long occupation risky, yet rapid pullout could spell chaos
MICHAEL KILIAN
Chicago Tribune

WASHINGTON - The Bush administration's public relations campaign for Iraq, launched last week, reflects what some analysts say is a stark dilemma: The United States cannot stay too long in Iraq in the face of declining public support, but it cannot depart too quickly without leaving behind a chaotic vacuum.

Polls show public support for launching the war in Iraq, but they also suggest growing unease about the postwar occupation. Some experts say that could turn into pressure to withdraw if U.S. forces suffer a catastrophic attack or if conditions in Iraq do not improve.

The occupation has become a major issue in Congress and for the 2004 presidential campaign, with both Democrats and Republicans criticizing President Bush about its cost and casualties.

But military experts are unanimous on this point: If Bush were to hastily withdraw from the country the United States conquered in a pre-emptive war or even embark too rapidly on a gradual disengagement, it could invite calamity.

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calamity is at the party, sitting on the couch and digging into a bowl of chips already...

and prospects of the night sitting on both sides.

I hate how we did this, hate our army there, dislike The rape that bus is doing to them and our tax payers but if we dump a way for the people to run their own country it may be good for them. Will even that end up like Iran or Japan where they never put in a head man we did not OK? This will be Iraq own problem if they get that far. Besides that little ray of hope I see no reason that this can be good plus the whole world is now hating us. That ray, in this, is a small hope and off shoot to what has happened.

We need the UN in Iraq,to straighten out the mess and help rebuild Iraq, and quickly.