If the US government said they will hand it off in 4 years. What do you think the Iraqis would do? I can only guess. The sooner the better, is how everyone feels about that. I think it was a very intelligent idea to hand off at an earlier date. Both sides democrat and republican think that we will be there a very long time. That is already known, but to give them a constitution and power will make them realize we are going to let them run there own country. Most think we are there to take over there country.
I dont think the hand off date was a strategy for re-election. <img src="/~stretch/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
I think it was a strategy.