Amos:

"What is at issue is the mess in which that result sits, and how it came about."

I think it is due to miscalcualtions of the aftermath of the war combined with countries such as Iran, Syria and France working against us as well as Al qaeda's determination to prevent us from suceeding.

A good bit of the miscalulations are because of a lying crook named Chalabi. The US congress believed Chalabi and now they feel embarassed so they try to blame it on Bush.

Nobody likes the killing going on in Iraq and they want a scapegoat to make themselves feel better.

Pulling out is not a solution. It is surrender and defeat. It seems to me that the anti Bush faction wants America to loose.