Hmmm. Our puppet government in Iraq now wants a permanent U.S. presence in the country:

Jalal Talabani, the Iraqi president, has asked for a long-term US military presence in Iraq, saying his country needs two permanent US air bases to deter what he calls foreign interference.

"I think we will be in need of American forces for a long time - even two military bases to prevent foreign interference," Talabani told The Washington Post in an interview published on Monday.

Of course, that's what Bush wants too. But, wouldn't you think that in that part of the world they would know something about the camel getting its nose inside the tent?