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.