Happy Humans Who Vote Don't Make War, Ergo, We Can Beat Feet Outta There Just Before the Tinderbox Explodes

I know, I know, I keep saying it and people keep telling me I'm crazy but I believe if the morons in the administration could do it they would pull us out of Iraq tomorrow. For now, they just have to wait until after the elections.

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The United States might be able to withdraw some troops from Iraq this year if Iraqi forces can take a greater role in security, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Wednesday.

"With the assumption of that greater burden, the burden on our troops should go down, and we should start to see our numbers going in the other direction," Powell said in an interview with National Public Radio.

"But I cannot give you a timeline as to when they'll all be home."

What does it take for them to say there are enough security forces in Iraq to take over the job? Warm bodies, the way I have it figured.

Powell said the elections -- scheduled for January 30 -- should not be postponed despite concerns about security in some parts of the country.

He said the establishment of an elected government in Iraq will help improve security, "because the Iraqi people know it's their government that's being assaulted, not an appointed government."

How about a government that is put in place despite controversy because people won't go to the polls for fear of death? Improved security after the elections? These people have not been correct about one thing of any importance about the Iraq adventure. Not one. So Powell says troops start coming home as soon as there are enough Iraqis willing to shed blood for the American presence, and that they could be coming home this year.

By now the only person in the world who does not know how bad things are in Iraq is the Benevolent One, the guy with the messiah complex, the Texas Ternado, the Emperor in chief. He who wants only good news. "Heh, you don't need to tell me how hard it is. I watch the news. It's hard, real hard." Well we know what he apparently refuses to know: there isn't any security in that hell hole anytime soon. And I still think they are getting out. Why? They're telling him we're winning. Memo to Condi: Let Freedom Reign!