Leave Iraq? Let them vote to be a US commonwealth.
Why should we leave Iraq? They have tremendous resources, and are the most strategically located country in the Middle East. The people are resourceful, having survived years of repression, and eager to grow and build a new Iraq.
Fuck the UN and world opinion. Let the people of Iraq vote to form their own new government, and also let them vote if they would like to become a commonwealth of the United States. An arrangement like we have with Puerto Rico. They would have autonomy that way, their own popularly elected leaders, plus the advantage of all the resources, investment capital and corporate management the US could provide.
I'd bet they jump on it.
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