We will be there long time.
Just not as big a footprint.
“A mutually agreed upon framework”?
Dude, as soon as we pullback Al Maliki et al will be public enemy no #1, if a terrorist group doesn’t take him out, and if Iraq doesn’t fracture into 3 parts, a military coup de tat will happen.
I think a presence in Kurdistan is smart, and would serve both parties, but the Embassy in Baghdad will be a huge target for a very long time.