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The risks of staying vs. leaving Iraq

Barry R. Posen

Boston Globe, April 19, 2007 [Reprinted in the International Herald Tribune, April 19, 2007]

Supporters of the war in Iraq, including most recently Senator John McCain, tell us that a series of awful consequences will certainly result if US forces disengage. This argument is offered with great confidence. Yet the costs of disengagement are less certain than is often argued,.