The Bush administration appears to be agreeing to -- not a time line for withdrawal -- but a time HORIZON for withdrawal. Anyone calls it a "line" instead of a "horizon" gets punched in the throat by Dana Perino who is more wicked-powerful than she looks.
And I'm not getting excited by any prospects of this thing ending:
Iraq has proposed requiring U.S. forces to fully withdraw five years after the Iraqis take the lead on security nationwide _ though that precondition could take years to meet.
Gah damn.