Statfor got it about half right... the current Bush strategy isn't playing well in the court of public opinion, and his approval rating shows it. For every bubba yelling "bomb the bastards!" there is a more level headed american asking "why the hell are we (still) there?" (still is for those who originally thought it was a good idea, and have come to see that there is more here than just knocking off Saddam... and that there are no WMD or anything else in Iraq except oil and bombs).
Bush's position isn't very defensible because they started the war from a lie, have supported it with a rah-rah public face that doesn't clearly reflect the numbers of troops killed and the hardships faced. The troops will still be in Iraq at election time, and this will be one of the most important issues of the 2004 election.
I think just like what happened in Iran to Carter, I think you will see the Iraq war get quickly resolved once Bush is out of office.
Alex
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