Why the decider won't accept a timeline

First, let me say that it is unconstitutional for the Congress to be specifying a deadline for withdrawal from Iraq. I think that the Constitution defines that as a job for the President. The Congress can withhold funds. They can vote to revoke approval for the war, but they don't have the constitutional authority to dictate a timeline.

Of course none of that means anything because the Congress, the Courts and the President have all shown repeatedly that they don't give a tinker's damn about the Constitution. For the most part, the Democrats in Congress have no more interest in ending the war in Iraq than do the Republicans.

Now, back to my original topic, Why the decider won't accept a timeline. He and his buddy Cheney will tell you that it has to do with not undermining the mission. Or they will say that we can't specify a date because we are gonna stay in Iraq for as long as it takes to make it free and safe. Those excuses have nothing to do with it. The reason that the decider won't accept a date for withdrawal is that he never intends to bring our troops home. The USA is building permanent bases in Iraq. The powers that be, whether its the decider right now, or God forbid, Hitlery in the not too distance future, intend for US troops to be a permanent fixture in Iraq, just as they are in Korea, Japan, Germany and 137 other countries around the world. With any luck at all, they will not get their wish, but you can bet the farm that they are sure gonna try.