In Iraq for the Long Haul

"Gen. David Petraeus, Iraq war commander, on Sunday suggested that conditions on the ground might not be stable enough by September to justify a drop in force levels and predicted that stabilizing Iraq could take as long as a decade."

Hmmm... As long as a decade? Where do those troops all come from? At this rate, anyone who signs up for military service might as keep their calendar open for the next ten years or so.

article from MSNBC