Now about the time frame for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq. Here's what Maj. Gen. Benjamin R. Mixon, a top commander on the ground in Iraq said Friday in a Pentagon press briefing:

I think we have to keep this in perspective. We spent about 10 years in Bosnia-Herzegovina setting the stage for those elements to be successful. We need to allow the Iraqis the same time to get their security forces on the ground, to get their government working, and then have a gradual withdrawal of American security forces, but continue to partner with them over the long term.

10 years?