Hunh?

Sullivan critiques "condition-based" withdrawal from Iraq.

"Tying withdrawal to conditions in Iraq places U.S. policy at the mercy of the worst elements in Iraq, which gives these elements every incentive to persist in trying to sow discord and engage in spectacular acts of violence. "

of course, the same critique, slightly modified can be applied to a timetable...violent elements can coordinate their attacks with the withdrawal to make it appear "as though" America was retreating.

Me...I'm coming to terms with a timeline, not because I've finally seen the light from the Dems perspective, but because we aren't going to stay forever and the conditions seem good enough and headed in the right direction and we can draw down.