soon enough the nations and non-state organizations of that region will realize that the usa is but one of many players in the region, and one that has been humbled, like a dog that has fell in the water, treading, and all will mumble kind words while throwing stones at the target in the water. such is the way of the region since the beginning of time.
they will also set each other up as the one who supposedly threw the last stone, and watch the usa react this way and that way, while treading water, until, logically, exhaustion. such is the difficulty of one who delights in intervention.
the democrats, presumably will be in control of executive as well as legislative branches in the near future, will be even less equipped than than the republicans to deal with the complexities of running an empire.
while withdraw from iraq is not a viable option, but staying as is will be a sure disaster.
between the supposedly mutually exclusive approaches thought up by pentagon, go now, long, or big, i am guessing that events will work out to be go big and long, until the then now, but much later
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