Regardless of this bills impact on American electoral politics. what would be the effects on Iraq? Now. Mr. Speaker. even the New York Times editorial board. which apparently doesnt often read its own news reports and is calling for an immediate withdrawal. acknowledges the inevitable dire consequences of its recommended course of action. In the very editorial calling for surrender. it outlines the overwhelming refugee and humanitarian crisis that would immediately ensue. how the fight would spill out all across the region. And Mr. Speaker. in the most callous way. it acknowledges the terror that would be inflicted upon those Iraqis who worked with us because they believed our promises.