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Originally Posted by lozen
What if the USA just announced were pulling out of the Middle East in 6 months ?
Well, if you like international recessions and destabilizing wars, that's one way to get a few quickly.
Of course, life is not fair. US strategic presence in the middle east is a necessity in part due to past diplomatic and strategic blunders. Though in fairness, there have also been sound decisions made. Of course, the US is a sovereign state and its obligations are just promises, not binding laws, so there isn't much anyone could do about it - that's the good thing about being the biggest player on the field.
I think a better case, if you want that policy, would be to seek a broadly supported bi-partisan policy at home and scale to that goal on a long-term basis. It would suck for many of your partners, but the fallout would be easier to handle. It would undoubtedly cede a lot of strategic influence to others, but you can never have it all.