That goal has been attained in northern Iraq and can be acheived in the rest of the country given time and determination. The war has been prolonged because the left has allied itself with the terrorists to undermine our efforts. They have been aided by the media, the Democrats and weak-kneed Republicans.
Everyone knows that if you keep killing Americans long enough we'll lose the political will to win. That strategy has come to fruition this year. Including on FR.
...a free democratic Iraq with a non-sectarian government that can defend itself, is not a threat to its neighbors and is an ally in the war on terror.
Are you sure this shouldn't read
"...three democratic Iraqs with governments that can defend themselves, are not a threat to their neighbors and are allies in the war on terror."
I say that because you mentioned the model of Kurdistan as the reference point. Kurdistan has it's own flag, military, police and government. It is an ethnnocentric entity. Modeling Iraq on the Kurdish north will produce three little ethnically different Iraqs, not one happy republic.