Mission Impossible

The US cannot leave Iraq. Either the USA or Iraq must be annihlated. There is no middle ground. Al-Sistani can flex all of his political muscle but the USA cannot leave Iraq. The insurgency can only win by killing every last GI.

George W. Bush has bet the entire future of the USA on the war in Iraq. Victory there means another ten (10) to twenty (20) years of imperial dominance. Defeat means castrophe.

The credibility of the US ruling class is at stake. This is why only two (2) pro-war candidates were running in the last presidental election. Loss of credibility means loss of control. Oil would be priced in Euros and the PRC will float the Yuan. Economic collapse for the US would ensue with some effect for the rest of the world. The world economy might take one (1) to two (2) years to adjust itself to the removal of the US economy but I think it is possible.

The main worry is, of course, all of those nuclear weapons in the hands of a failed state (USA)!