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To: Broken_Clock who wrote (789771)	6/13/2014 5:37:43 PM
From: one_less	Respond to of 1575835

Stability in this case is a relative term. It can be applied in more than one context but then the context of each needs to be qualified and compared to others. Stability achieved by subordination of one to another does not rise to the nobility of our natural condition. Stability exists in any circumstance where the population has surrendered under the rule of some powerful authority. However, the stability is not absolute, as even under the brutal tyranny of Saddam it had to be reinforced by use of genocidal campaigns resulting in at least 250 mass graves and including the notorious gassing of Kurds in the north. There was a loss of stability when Bush invaded, then won the war against Saddam's Regime. There was a gap left in leadership, order, and control among the people of Iraq and specifically between the diverse regions of Iraq. A power struggle ensued which Bush did not seem to have anticipated. But soon the operation morphed into one of helping to set up a constitutional government, followed by local elections that dove tailed and supported the national government. In the mean time the USA was supporting the development of an official Iraqi military which was expected to provide national and local security. It seemed to be working with the support of the US military at the end of the Bush Administration, although the amount of support and the extent of time needed to support this type of operation was hard to predict. Some people reminded us that we are still supporting South Korea and that is not a bad thing. Others suggested we should leave soon. An insecure Iraq (one where there is no national security) is an Iraq that will quickly dissolve in to regional conflict between and among Shi'ite leaders in the south and Kurd and Sunni leaders in the north, but ultimately will morph into genocidal warfare between Sunni and Shia factions.