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The following is an extract from the Gaurdian newspaper in Britain

According to reports, the Pentagon intends to retain four military bases in Iraq after the invasion force withdraws. It is already using the bases to support continuing operations against pockets of resistance. They are at the international airport near Baghdad, at Talil; close to the city of Nassiriya in the south; at an isolated airstrip called H-1 in the western desert; and at the Bashur airfield in the Kurdish north. (www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,3604,940386,00.html)

What should be the response of the US government in the event of a future,stable, democratically elected government in Iraq asking for these bases to be removed?

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Originally posted by ianpickering
The following is an extract from the Gaurdian newspaper in Britain

According to reports, the Pentagon intends to retain four military bases in Iraq after the invasion force withdraws. It is already using the bases to support continuing operations against pockets of resistance. They are at the international airport near Baghdad, at Talil; close to the ...[text shortened]... a future,stable, democratically elected government in Iraq asking for these bases to be removed?
They should remove them.

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In the meantime it is the only prudent course of action.

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Originally posted by ianpickering
The following is an extract from the Gaurdian newspaper in Britain

According to reports, the Pentagon intends to retain four military bases in Iraq after the invasion force withdraws. It is already using the bases to support continuing operations against pockets of resistance. They are at the international airport near Baghdad, at Talil; close to the ...[text shortened]... a future,stable, democratically elected government in Iraq asking for these bases to be removed?
Same as if, say, Germany asks for its bases to removed. The US would comply, but it'd probably ask for compensation, and it would be less ready to do 'special deals' with the country in future. If the US wasn't happy about withdrawing the bases, it'd probably criticise the country diplomatically, as it has recently with France. It's very unlikely they'd just say 'no' and start bullying Iraq, because this would instantly piss off every country in the world with US bases in it, many of which are allies of the US.

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The only Iraqi government that would call for an immediate withdrawl of the American/Allied troops would be an Islamist government. It will be interesting to see what kind of government will rule Iraq after june 2004, the transitional government, but it will be even more interesting to see what government will rule after the january 2005 elections. I'm very curious about for instance the election system and how it is (will be) designed to prevent extreme Islamist forces to seize power. How are the secular democratic forces inside Iraq with the help of the allies going to proceed in order to avoid the election and formation of an extreme Islamist (Sjiite and/or Sjiite and Sunni)) government ?

Any fruitful democratic thoughts ?

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Originally posted by ivanhoe

The only Iraqi government that would call for an immediate withdrawl of the American/Allied troops would be an Islamist government. It will be interesting to see what kind of government will rule Iraq after june 2004, the transitional government, but it will be even more interesting to see what government will rule after the january 2005 elections. I'm v ...[text shortened]... Islamist (Sjiite and/or Sjiite and Sunni)) government ?

Any fruitful democratic thoughts ?
How about just setting up a multiple-party system. One man/woman one vote. and leave it at that.

Why would you want to stop Islamic fundematalists getting elected and coming to power? The US has a fundemantalist cracker-head leading it, why not other countries?

Italy was set up so that the communists could never take power. They've had 1.000 different governments since 1945. Well, give or take a few.
Let people decide what they want.
If they want a religious government, so be it. More fool them.

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