I think the solution to our problems lie in Kurdistan. Let them break away, with our tacit approval, then pull out of the rest of Iraq. Kurdistan has the oil and the best chance of stability (which, obviously, doesn't say much). This could also be a springboard to destabilizing Iran and Syria using the Kurdish peoples in those countries to help.

The only problem is Turkey. Perhaps a gentlemen's agreement that the only way we'll support this plan is if Kurdistan promises never to encourage a break from Turkey??