Secret Plan to Keep U.S. In Control of Iraq Indefinitely?

Not sure I believe it, not sure I don’t:
A secret deal being negotiated in Baghdad would perpetuate the American military occupation of Iraq indefinitely, regardless of the outcome of the US presidential election in November.
The terms of the impending deal, details of which have been leaked to The Independent, are likely to have an explosive [...]

A Cranky Rant About Iraq, Et. Al.

I dropped this in a comment box yesterday near the end of a discussion. Nobody responded to it. But I need to throw it out there, for what it’s worth:
What makes us think that Iraq will ever be able to stand on its own, without us propping them up?
Saddam kept things stable by being a [...]