America's standing in the international community

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This poll was inspired by the following post by John Dibble in another thread about Iraq.

We'll sacrifice our credibility with the international community(what's left of it anyhow) if we draw out as is, with the possibility of a civil war in Iraq that will result in Islamist control and a new, permanent terrorist haven for a country.

I'm interested in seeing the difference in opinion between the American left and right and non-Americans on how a US withdrawal in the near future would affect it's international standing.

Personally, I don't think withdrawal, at this stage, would have a substantively positive or negative effect. Remaining would only increase it's standing, in my view, if some form of 'normalisation' occurs, i.e. stable democratic government,  reasonable respect for the rule of law, great reduction in terrorist activity, etc. Though none of these things seem likely, at least in the short to medium term.

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I'll defend any accusations that my grasp or use of English is poor.
My American, on the other hand, may be less than perfect.

(Disimprove, btw, is, of course, a word.)

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'Disimprove' is not a word. 

Methinks he is disimproving the English language.

Methinks your effort to display mordant perspicacity fell wide of the mark, given your apparant disregard of the less common aspects of the English lexicon, but that's neither here nor there.