Well, my view is that it would be disastrous for us to withdraw from Iraq prematurely, and the successful resolution of the war doesn't appear to be anytime soon. That being said, I am hardly in a "stay the course" frame of mind either. We've been 'staying the course' for two and a half years now and we're not much better off than we were in spring of 2003..
Speaking of which, I honestly don't know if this can be fixed now. Maybe it is too late. My personal view is that none of this was inevitable; the critical errors were made in the immediate aftermath of the initial invasion, and were due to severely inadequate planning for the aftermath of the Saddam regime's downfall. But, it doesn't make much difference to say that since what's done is done now..
So, I don't pretend to really know what'll happen. I don't support withdrawing but I'm not sure what I support as the alternative. I find it amazing that after all this time basic services in the major cities are so decrepit. If I had anything to suggest off the top of my head, it would be a commitment to building the civil infrastructure as swiftly as possible.
So says the keyboard commentator 8,000 miles away and uses a biased mainstream press to make his comments(i.e not actually on the scene).
Oh, but we are. This mission is headed for success. The news just refuses to report it truthfully. I can't tell you how many troops I've met who have expressed frustration and downright anger at how the media is distorting the truth of what is happening in Iraq.
I've seen the progress with my own eyes having been in Iraq since January '04, and it's amazing. Baghdad is rebuilding in spite of frequent attacks and infrastructure is being improved all over the country.
As Iraq moves forward with its constitution (on which the citizens get to vote in October), with the election of its leaders in December and other milstones in which the people are empowered, the progress will be so evident that the media simply won't be able to cover it up anymore.