To make matter worse, while the Bush people may tell you that the troop number are decreasing in Iraq -- this is a half truth...the number of US troops is decreasing, but the total presense there is increasing and, worse yet, the jobs are being outsourced to mercenerys.
Check this Frontline special out, I found it EXTEMELY interesting:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/warriors/