If Iraq achieves stabilization as a democratic friendly, non-aggressive, self sufficient state, several things will happen.

The non-terrorist affiliated states in the Persian Gulf, now that the mercurial Saddam Hussein is out of the picture, will undoubtedly strengthen their ties with Iraq. Rogue states such as North Korea, Hugo Chavez's Venezuela, Cuba and the terrorist pirates in the badlands of northern Pakistan, despite assurances from the anti-war front in the America, do not think that the United States military is "bogged down" in Iraq. They fear the success of the enterprise far more than its failure.

What Next? The Persian Gulf

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