Yes, I agree with that totally. Iraq has descended into a state of civil war, and the more troops we throw at it the worse we are making it, but we can't withdraw without being totally humiliated and vilified by the UN, who tried to prevent us from invading in the first place, and only eventually consented on the understanding that we sorted the country out afterwards. Saddam Hussein was a terrible tyrant, but the Iraquis were better off under him, which only demonstrates how badly we have messed up. The religious divide in the country is only going to deepen, and we lack the understanding to sort it out. Brute force is not going to solve the problems we have created, but we are now in a position where rational discussion and compromise is impossible. There is no easy way out of this suitation for any of us.