In a press conference last week, President Bush let slip that he has lost interest in Iraq and that American forces are likely to stay there for years.
Speaking during his conference on the 21st of March, President Bush said of the return of American troops:
"That, of course, is an objective, and that will be decided by future presidents and future governments of Iraq."
The fact that he refers to future presidents means that the timescale must be looked at (from Bush's perspective) in terms of many years, and that he has lost interest in finding a solution.
He believes that there is nothing he can do. An impotent president is the last thing that America or Iraq needs at this stage.
Although Bush is trying to walk away from the problem, it is more than likely that the escalating situation in Iraq will force him to address the issue and to take responsibility for what he has done.
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