Reply #6: it's not a viable plan

[Wetzelbill]

not really. And his idea of leaving that many residual troops is pure folly. Biden doesn't take into account certain things, like he understands the differences in the country, but they aren't as clear cut as he says they are. Partition is too risky, it would creat mini-states that would have incentives to war with each other, amd may induce more violence in the end. It may not, but it probably isn't worth the risk. And any mini-warring states would then create problems for their natural allies or enemies in the region. For example, a warring Kurdistan would have an even bigger problem with Turkey, and the ally of any mini-state they war with, such as Iran or Sauda Arabia. The de facto partition brought about in the Balkans by the Dayton Agreement, and a basic model of how Biden wants to do things, was set about under different circumstances and in a different situation. So yeah, it might work, maybe, but it probably isn't worth the risk. Not a good idea overall.

But if you unquestioningly follow the foreign policy word of a guy who voted for the Iraq War resolution, well, that says quite a bit. I don't think anybody should blindly follow any politician's word, even ones with much more credibility than Joe Biden has on these issues.