Bush can play "Good cop" with the Iraqi government telling them that now the Dems have Congress, the Iraqi government is going to have to really stand up or the Dems (bad cop) will pull the rug out from under him/them.
Yes. we need to be much more sober and realistic in our assessment of what is possible in Iraq. We need to leave an Iraq that is not a breeding ground for terrorists and is a better place than when we invaded. We need to help the Iraqis develop a sense of prosperity so that they have something to work for and something to give their children. Iraqis need jobs and oil revenue. They need to reduce the rampant corruption and find meaningful work We can help with that while respecting their traditions and beliefs. There is no sense setting goals that the Iraqis do not value.
You seem to have confused the Military with Social Services.
The military is good at 2 things: Killing people and breaking things.
They aren't social workers with machine guns.
This idiotic Neo-Wilsonian Globo-Socialist Nation Building Crap is what is killing us in Iraq.