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Originally posted by theolein: It also means that apart from Iran, which has already probably started with it's nuclear programme (Spent nuclear fuel reprocessing plant being built now), most governments will start to procede with the development of nuclear weapons themselves, a) to be able to counter Israel, which already has them, and, b) to deter the USA from doing the same thing to them as it has in to Iraq. |
I also do not think that the US will intervene militarily in Iran, Syria, etc. If we do a good job in post-war Iraq, we'll let that do the talking for us.
I think there's also been a turn in the perception of the reception US troops are receiving from the Iraqis (at least in the US). The local news here showed Iraqi men, women, and children cheering and greeting American troops in Najaf yesterday, apparently glad the fedayeen had left the city. I'm not saying this is representative of everywhere in Iraq, but scenes like this are encouraging.