Swampthing and lulu,

You guys obviously aren't "getting" what Ranger is saying. He obviously knows the US can't leave, because Iraq would be a mess (you guys are agreeing basically). He said what he did because some Iraqis say they want the US and Brits out, perhaps, without thinking of what will happen and it would be interesting to see how they feel some time after a US/UK troop pullout. [Sorry if I am wrong BTW]

The article pretty much sounds like the Iraqis were mostly glad about the invasion, even now (6 in 10 glad Hussein is out, half doing better than before and a quarter doing the same). At the same time, they are now complaining about the presence of US/UK troops, who are there for stabilization (and to protect US oil interest too - I'm not blind to that). They are afraid of being seen helping the coalition because THEIR OWN PEOPLE might kill them.

I'd have to say that they are asking for too much and I guess that's what the article is getting at as well (and Ranger too). They wanted a swift invasion, which they got, and they also wanted a swift return to stability, which they haven't gotten. "So yeah, let's kick the foreigners out now, and we'll let regional warlords take over and we can start a civil war between the different tribes!"