Why don't you hear much about Iraq anymore?

US says troops could quit Baghdad soon
By Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington
Published: September 3 2008 09:43 Last updated: September 3 2008 18:21

General David Petraeus, the top US commander in Iraq, said declining violence in Baghdad raised the possibility that American combat troops could leave the capital by next summer.

Asked in an interview with the Financial Times whether it was feasible that US combat forces could leave Baghdad by July, he said: “Conditions permitting, yeah.”

Brace yourselves, it will not be long before the left is accusing this of being a purely "political stunt." Should we start a betting pool?