The reason the Bush administration went into this thing without an exit strategy is because they don't plan to leave. This was their first major step in establishing a military presence in the Middle East. Rather than waiting for a withdrawal of our troops, watch for our presence in the Middle East to expand.

Don Firth*    *    *
Addendum:—
Interesting! I tried to go to the Project for the New American Century's web site so I could supply you with a link to the relevant article (written by those who are currently members of the Bush administration) so you could read their intentions written in their own words. But this morning I got:

Network Error

Unable to request URL from host
www.newamericancentury.org:80: Connection refused

Maybe too many people have been exploring this site, reading the articles, learning the Bush administration's true intentions, and not liking it much. Anyway, here is a link to an article that gives a brief synopsis of some of the things found on the PNAC web site—> BOINK! In this article, Pitt does not exaggerate. He merely tells you what he learned by reading stuff on the PNAC web site.   

Speculation:—It may have been taken off because it provides too good an insight into the intentions and workings of the Bush administration (again, in their own words). Because of this, whenever people accuse me of overstating the case, I've been referring them to the PNAC's web site to show them that I get my information from those in the best position to know what the Bush administration is really up to—the Bush administration's policy-makers.

I'll be interested to see if it's gone permanently.