Invasion Problems
When the US invaded Iraq, it was deemed an absolute necessity. However, as opposed to the previous invasion, where the results were quickly achieved and with minimum casualties, this invasion has encountered many problems. The first problem encountered was the fact that the invasion was too successful. With the collapse of the Iraqi regime, peaceful ruling in Iraq became impossible. The reign of oppression and terror imposed by Saddam Hussein was replaced with a reign of anarchy and terror that cannot be overcome with simple force. The significance of this is that the US military forces in Iraq are constantly under fire and taking casualties. The US military is designed for military operations and wars it is not trained or designed for dealing with terrorist attacks and guerrilla warfare.
Pulling Out Problems
It would seem that faced with these problems the wise thing would be to pull out of Iraq as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, there are many problems with this solution. The first, is that the result of such a withdrawal would be immediate collapse of whatever order has already been imposed. The second problem is that a withdrawal could be viewed as a failure of the US. This failure would be in the eyes of the Muslim population as well as in the eyes of the American public. Pulling out would also mean jeopardising US interests in the area. Specifically the oil interests (which got the US into the mess in the first place).
The Only Hope
It would seem like the only hope left for the US is that they will somehow be able to create a situation where the locals manage to take charge of the situation and then slowly pull out. This doesn't seem very likely to occur any time soon. We can only hope that a peaceful resolution is indeed somewhere in the making.
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