re: back in Iraq...
IF the Iraqi situation is being won, it requires the Iraqis to win or lose it.
This has been the key to Bush policy in Iraq since day one.
Remember how long it took for the United States to stabilize after its founding. No doubt Iraq will be an "interesting" place for some time to come. Freedom is messy, and always has been. But I'm not one of those who values "stability" over everything else. A slave state is often quite stable. So are mass graves.