Beginning of the End?

The Iraqi presidency council approved the US-Iraqi security agreement today, which will replace the UN mandate for our presence in Iraq. Under this agreement, US forces will be out of all Iraqi cities and towns by the end of June next year (a little over 6 months from now) and all US troops are to be pulled out of Iraq completely by the end of 2011. The agreement, while coming under the last days of the Bush administration, will allow at least the appearance of Barack Obama keeping his pledge to get the US out of Iraq. Just in time for reelection. As long as we uphold our end of the deal.