Exactly. Is this some sort of "break the plan first" duel? They figure they look better come 2006 if they said it first? Idiots. It will end when we're done, and the Iraqis have control. Anything else is wishful thinking. And politics as usual, which we cannot afford.
These guys are politiicans and they see that most voters are opposed to this war. It's proving to be as much an albatross for Bush as I warned before the invasion. The GOP doesn't want to lose the Senate and the House next year, so I'm not surprised if a number of them are saying that at some point the US has to bring the troops home.