Why can't we stay forever? We're still in Germany, Japan, S. Korea, Guam, Okinawa, etc., etc.
We captured the Phillipines in 1899 and stayed there until the 1980's. And so far the puke-faced rat-man in Cuba hasn't kicked us out of Gitmo, although you probably think we should get out of there too.
Get real, the US will be there for quite some time, probably at least 50 years, and that's a good thing for the US and the middle east and the rest of the world.
Thank God for all the Patriots who still believe in America and are willing to commit to defending her.
Your are correct. If some of these half brained know it alls would read history for once. I for one think the Iraq Campaign, and that's what it is a campaign in the War On Terror, will go down as one of the greatest military operations the world has seen. Name me one nation or military that has conquered another nation in such little time with such little use of force and occupied that nation with less than 100 causalities a month during that time? Small insignificant attacks, ied's, weak ambushes, don't hold territory nor control the area. Just because you pop of a few rounds or blow up a car in a crowded market doesn't mean you made a successful attack. The US Army has performed magnificently the last four years. An all volunteer force making a difference in the world. Nothing like this has ever been seen before. We've won this fight. Killing an American doesn't constitute a victory. The enemy can't push us out. They can only hope we will give up and leave. Next stop Damascus then onto Tehran where the fight really lives.