Get a bicycle & leave the sand to those who know what to do with it.
Same old song and dance Gonz. No, the middle east is not on the brink of a general war. No, A US pull out would not escalate sectarian violence in Iraq any more than our presence is deterring it. The only thing that will change is that our people will stop being a target of opportunity for both sides.
The simple fact is that we will pull out with nothing significant accomplished. All we are currently doing is making the final accounting worse.
smoke 'em if you got 'em.