Yep. You nailed it. The idea that we could of contained Saddam forever is nonsense. Did NONE of these people even read Bin Laden's Fatwa? US troops "on the holy soil" of Saudi Arabia is one of Bin Laden's propaganda points. The idea that the Saudis were going to let us stay there forever was utter nonsense. Man, the more I think about how many ways our supposed "best and brightest" screwed up this report, the more I get utterly nauseated by the whole thing.
Next time they want a report on a combat zone, I suggest they get 10 guys with CIB badges instead of 10 Washington Machine Lawyers to do it. Not only will it be a whole lot cheaper, it will be about 100% smarter.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/terrorism/international/fatwa_1996.html