Waiting for To-Go

Post-invasion Iraq, 2003: Waiting for inspectors to discover the Weapons of Mass Destruction

Waiting for Bush's "Great Progress" to manifest

Waiting for an Iraqi democracy popular movement to manifest

Waiting for international investment in Iraq to manifest

Waiting for Saddam's capture (Dec. 2003) to turn things around

Waiting for the Iraqi Security Forces to be trained

Waiting for the Iraqi Security Forces to stand up, so we can stand down

Waiting for $20 billion in reconstruction funds to have an effect

Waiting for the provisional constitution (March 2004)

Waiting for the 1st Battle of Fallujah (April 2004) to turn things around

Waiting for the transfer of authority to the Iraqis (June 2004)

Waiting for the 2nd Battle of Fallujah (Nov. 2004) to turn things around

Waiting for the transitional National Assembly elections (Jan. 2005)

Waiting for the last throes of the insurgency (May 2005)

Waiting for the Iraqi Interim Government to draft permanent constitution (Aug. 15, 2005 deadline)

Waiting for the Iraqi Interim Government to approve constitution (Oct. 2005)

Waiting for the new government to take office (May 2006)

Waiting for Operation Together Forward to stem violence in Baghdad (Oct. 2006)

Waiting for U.S. elections to prompt an exit strategy from Iraq (Nov. 2006)

Waiting for the Baker-Hamilton Study Group Report (Dec. 2006)

Waiting for Bush's January decision on the Baker-Hamilton report

Waiting for the surge

Waiting for the full staffing of the surge

Waiting for more equipment for the surge

Waiting for the results of the surge

Waiting for Gen. Petraeus' September report

Waiting for the real surge effects in October

Waiting for the real surge effects in November

Waiting for the 2008 elections

Waiting for the 2009 exit

Waiting for the 2057 exit

Waiting for the American people to say "to-hell" with being suckered by endless waiting games