Pardon me, Vandaler, but what the ____good would that do??
I don't have much time to chat so briefly.
The current mission is... to create the security conditions needed for the current governement to function. This by all evidence is not working.
Leaving Iraq entirely would let Iran take advantage of the vacuum and become to much of a power broker in the region.
A compromise would be to redefine the US mission, take them out of harms way. Let the Iraq's settle their differences or duke it out. The American's presence would be to prevent Iran from taking to much of an advantage. That is what I expect from the Baker Commision. Also, it will include the proposition to engage Iran diplomatically.
It will come down to the US wanting to tie the nuclear issue to those talks... while the Iranians, in the driver seat right now, will want to keep the nuclear file seperate.