Right now the entire focus of public debate on Iraq seems to be on when the troops should leave. The Bush administration argues for troops to remain until the job is done, while Democrats want troops to withdraw anywhere between today and next summer. But before pulling out of Iraq, we ought to have a good understanding of what happens if we leave. Peter Neumann–the director of the Centre for Defence Studies at King’s College London–addresses the question here:

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