Getting out of Iraq

[CHIMO]

Public opinion polls now indicate that a clear majority of the American people no longer support the war in Iraq, 59% want to pull out immediately or on a definitive timetable, and 56% believe the war is not worth it.

Is there any chance the Bush team will throw in the towel before the end of this year and make a clear decision to pull the troops out?

A year ago, early in the presidential race, my educated guess was that such a decision would be made before the end of 2005, whether the president won re-election or Senator John Kerry succeeded him in the White House.

Of course, there may be some unexpected event or series of events that rescue the president's objectives in Iraq between now and the end of 2005, but my educated guess seems to be holding up so far and the known forces we see point to an exit strategy, not one of staying the course.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/58DC0508-5435-4ACA-803C-2138784FDD9C.htm

[oblivious]

1. They will never leave. Distraction needed. Big one.

They may withdraw from the cities, but they will control the oil. I'm 100 percent sure of that. They will never give it up to an independent Iraqi government.

[CHIMO]

2. Maybe

But I have seen many things happen. This dude is a republican who said that the old republicans were going to get rid of the religious nuts in the group. He stated this about six months ago.
I don't think that he would touch the topic of bases, but once the ball starts rolling some unexpected questions can crop up.