The Republicans, by not reigning in Bush earlier, have gotten us so deep into this quagmire that now all they can do is try to lie & fake their way until the next election, because the Democrats will 'probably' win it, and then they (the Repubs) can blame whatever happens on the Dems!

This IS a 'no-win' situation. We can't win a war against insurgents...they can plant IEDs for years. And *IF* we leave, they can spend their time killing each other in sectarian in-fighting.
Bush simply did not LISTEN to experts who tried to tell him that Iraq...and the Middle-East in general...operates on different rules, and that WE ARE NOT LIKED very much, even by those for whom we do a favor. There IS no plan for victory...or for controlled withdrawal. The 'plan', in so far as there is ANY plan, is to stretch this 'surge' until the elections, then let the Democrats take responsibility for the mess when we try to get out......and it will probably work.