The Exit Plan's been well defined.
1) Remove Saddam - Done
This is what created the problem.
Hah, what garbage. This one is failing
Well, to puppets of course, but that was the plan.
Those were fake.
This will lead to civil war.
The first 'elections' didn't do any good, why would these?
Succeeding how? By getting blow up by roadside bombs? I know you may think this tires them out, but after all it is their intent. Presumably they feel a sense of accomplishment.
It is doubious anyone will really fight for the puppet government of the invader.
I'm all for that last one, but releasing Saddam with an apology would be the correct way to go about it.