Term Paper on "Withdrawal From Iraq"

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U.S. Troops From Iraq: An Uncertain Outcome

On January 28, 1999, a symposium was held at the Hart Senate Building in Washington, D.C. Addressing that symposium, Charles W. Freeman, Jr., President of the Middle East Council, said, referring to the idea of deposing Iraq's dictator Saddam Hussein, "But let's be optimistic and return to the question that we are here to discuss today. What if we get what we want, and Saddam (Hussein) no longer rules Baghdad (Clawson, Patrick, Parasilliti, Andrew and Francke, Rend Rahim, 1999, p. 1)?" The remarks here reflect that a symposium of experts and world leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., to discuss a Middle East, an Iraq, without Saddam Hussein - and that it is what the group wanted (p. 1). Freeman followed those remarks by asking several questions, "What would that mean inside Iraq? What would it mean in the region? And what would it mean in Iraqi relations with the United States? What sort of regime would likely follow? Does it make a difference how Saddam goes? What sort of regime is possible in Iraq? Would a post-SaddamIraq evolve into a democracy, or would it perpetuate the previous pattern of dictatorship (p. 1)?" Today, of course, we have the answers to these questions. This paper explores those answers in conjunction with the question that is the focus of this paper: What if the United States withdraws American forces currently deployed to Iraq?

The pressure is one to bring American troops home from Iraq (Western Mail, 2005, p. 10). Bringing the troops home would seal the fate of the Republican party, as being responsible for the chaos in Iraq and allowing the U.S. To become mired in yet another military occupation that has, and will continue, to exact an overwhelming burden on U.S. resources. It would render the opposition party, Democrats, in a position to win the 2008 elections with a sweeping victory. Americans, like the English are war weary and tired of the struggle (Ackerman, Spencer, 2006, p. 34). But it would spell disaster for Iraq and the Middle East and for the relationship between the U.S. And Middle Eastern countries.

The answer to Freeman's question hold the answer to the question of what would become of Iraq should the U.S. pull out of Iraq. Freeman asked, what if we get what we want, and Saddam (Hussein) no longer rules Baghdad; is, today, obvious. The initial response among the Iraqi people was one of relief. Perhaps it was a relief that only compounded their long standing trauma of being under the thumb of the brutal dictator, but there followed what seemed to be a lull in the mood and thinking of the Iraqi people, and no one really stepped forward with an aggressive pro-democratic agenda - or even another kind of political leadership agenda. The answer to what that would mean inside and outside of Iraq are, also, clear. Inside Iraq, chaos has ensued as a result of poor planning on the part of the United States, but also because the Iraqi people have failed to form a cohesive and united stand for their own rights against imposing forces - including the United States. The seeming unwillingness or inability of the Iraqis to stand for themselves is mystifying; perhaps a manifestation of years of dictatorship during which people lived in fear for their lives, fearful that a misspoken word, a wrong look, or just being seen in public by a member of Saddam's elite could mean kidnapping and death. The phenomenon of what we see going on in Iraq as concerns the Iraqi people, especially in light of the fact that they continue to hide and hovel in fear for their lives without taking charge, is perhaps indicative of a mass hysteria or psychosis resulting from traumatic stress. From this perspective, withdrawal from Iraq would not be a humanitarian act, since this would leave the Iraqis at the mercy of violent forces, most of whom are representative of forces outside of the country. "The duty at issue is adumbrated in the claim that, were… READ MORE

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