. . has one teensy, weensy problem: it could trigger World War III. But as the continued military skirmishes there hold the very real risk of bringing the whole world in anyway, a daring solution may be required. I say . .
- send in 150,000 Russian soldiers;
- 150,000 Chinese soldiers;
- 150,000 Indian soldiers; and
- maintain U.S. troop levels at 50-80,000.
The U.S. would pay for them; at much lower rates than for Yankees. Russia can't support its army as it is. The other two could use the hard currency. This gets the troop levels up to what's needed to keep things stable--as agreed by numerous experts, and argued before the invasion. And everybody knows you don't mess with the Russians, the Chinese, or the Indians. If you do you get what's coming to you and much more. Americans are boy scouts in comparison. Russian and China might be able to send a number of Moslem troops, if this would help (and if they would go). The Russians had oil industry contracts with Iraq before the war; they know how to get oil flowing. They are a major oil power themselves. The Chinese and the Indians desperately need the oil. In fact, their energy demands likely contributed to the decision to invade. Let the three of them work it out, with the U.S. forces there to see that they don't take each other out. There's the rub. They've had antagonistic relations over the years, and nobody wants to see them in a position of world power. With world stability on the line perhaps it's time. We need them. They need the oil. It's the only way out of this mess.
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