There is war-weariness. But...if the majority of folks wanted a pullout (immediate or otherwise), and were willing to concede defeat, then how come the Democrats can't get their pullout resolutions passed? If that were people's true sentiment, then those resolutions should have been a shoo-in.
Are the dems blowing their wad on the antiwar minority?
Maybe. But where else do they have to go to get support and funding?
Are we going to win in Iraq?
We are winning in Iraq. We are beating the hell out of Al Qaeda there and they are moving more of their operations out, to Afghanistan and Pakistan. Success further down the road will depend on how much vocal support we can muster up for Republicans + Joe Lieberman who support the WOT.
Are we going to pull out of Iraq?
Only if the Democrats can pin the blame for defeat solely on George Bush and the Republicans don't have enough votes to stop them. The Democrats are in a bind - if they force a pullout, they leave themselves open for blame for the catastrophe which follows. If they don't force a pullout, they run into difficulties with their base. This is why you see all this political posturing about a pullout, but nothing real is accomplished.
If a Democrat is elected President and our troops are still in Iraq, I don't think that the troops will be pulled out.
What is the future of this war on terrorists?
As Kenneth MacMillan said, that depends on events. (A lot of which aren't under our control.)
That one of the things that is getting lost in the DC Noise storm on Iraq.
The Democrat leadership is losing ground on Iraq.
In may the Republicans did not even have the guts to fillbuster. This time they did. The Democrats support is weakening in DC, not growing. The more they posture and the more they cater to their lunatic fringe base, the less chance they have of passing anything. The political momentum here is working against the Democrats, not for them.