But pulling out ruins the fun, baby
Struggling to Find the Reasons for War
"never fear, there are signs that the administration is getting ready to pull the plug on the Iraq operation.
The United States has put the arm on Iraqi leaders to stick to their original deadline for writing a constitution for their nation, despite the fact that there is no hope that the delegates can reach agreement on the most contentious issues facing them---the role of Islam, Kurdish autonomy and the rights of women---in that time.
The administration wants an elected Iraqi government in place by the end of the year so that it can begin pulling our troops out in time for the American elections when we can reelect the clowns who got us into this mess in the first place."

another excellent article on the futility of the new militaristic American policies from the same source:
http://www.commondreams.org/views05/0806-25.htm
mollusk 11 Aug 2005