He may be a lame duck but that will no prevent him from attacking Iran with the help of Israel. Bush will not leave power without an attempt to undermine Iranian influence in the Middle East. Cheney is pressuring Bush to take military action before his term ends.

As far as Iraq goes, the U.S. military continues to target Shiites in Sadr City and elsewhere while most of the insurgents enter Iraq from Saudi Arabia via Syria. On the surface, Bush appears to support the Iraqi govt. but behind the scenes, he actually supports the Sunni insurgency in an attempt to undermine Iran. If he falls back on Kurdistan, the Middle East will erupt and Turkey will be drawn into the battle. The U.S. should leave the Middle East altogether. Its not our battle and never has been.

Teribus, the U.S. is not under attack. It is the people of Iraq who are under attack. They are being attacked by al Qaeda, the Sunni insurgency and U.S. forces. The Iraqi govt. is predominately Shiite and is supported by the Mahdi Army and Iran. This should be obvious by now.

The U.S. presence in Iraq has nothing to do with threats to America. It has all to do with economic interests. Apparently you think its O.K. for our young military men and women to die in an effort to secure the vast fortunes of American Neo-cons (not to mention the vast slaughter and displacement of Iraqi innocents). Whats in it for you?