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kiranon

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9. And, Iraq makes it a foursome. US needs to get out of the MIddle East

Reply to Better Believe It (Original post)

Sat Feb 18, 2012, 03:35 PM

Feb 2012

so these countries can go back to their regional squabbles. All the US is now is a common enemy for these countries. India is the counterweight to Pakistan. Karzai's government will fall when the US leaves. Iraq is a mess and Iran - who knows? It may be the new Syria.

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