"Where have all the flowers gone?..."

US troops reductions may slow or stop
By ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer
29 Jan 2008
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration is sending strong signals that U.S. troop reductions in Iraq will slow or stop altogether this summer, a move that would jeopardize hopes of relieving strain on the Army and Marine Corps and revive debate over an open-ended U.S. commitment in Iraq.

I've made it clear to the Prime Minister and Iraq's other leaders that America's commitment is not open-ended.
[President's Address to the Nation, 10 Jan 2007]

To repeat myself - but it's Shakespeare, so perhaps enlightening:

To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death.
[Macbeth, Act V, scene 5]

Stop the madness!