I Guess It Beats "Mission Accomplished"

We've handily defeated the Iraqi Army in a rout, taken Baghdad and made it look easy. Bring the troops home now?

No.

We've dismantled the Iraqi government and consigned Baathists to unemployment or insurgency. Bring the troops home now?

No.

We've scoured the country for Weapons of Mass Destruction and found exactly jack squat. Bring the troops home now?

No.

We've captured ex-President Saddam Hussein and allowed the new government to hastily execute him. Bring the troops home now?

No.

We have a new President here in the United States, who thought this whole enterprise was a bad idea to begin with. Bring the troops home now?

No.

We've propped up a government that barely has the support of the people and can't manage to secure basic services or security. Bring the troops home now?

No.

We've established a diplomatic presence in Iraq that's roughly half the size of Liechtenstein (no, really). Bring the troops home now?

No.

Well, while we're there, the Iraqi government now insists that we be subject to the same laws that its own police and military are, while we operate on their soil.

Victory! Tell the troops to start packing.