Out of My Mind

One: Things seem to be heading towards a broken up state with some sort of independence for Iraqi Kurdistan and its oil fields under our control (or more precisely the control of multinational America-centric Big Oil). The rest of the state would be an Islamic "Republic" (rigged elections and a significant degree of oppression, hence the quote marks).

Good thing or bad?

"Getting out as soon as practicable": If that isn't even the Cheney/Rove/Bush administration's timetable (and immediate withdrawal isn't either), well, what is its timetable? Forever?