Iraq: Withdrawl an option, or will the military view it as a defeat?

And the drumbeat for pulling out is started. Hope they realize the military could very well be upset -- one view

Dunlaps' premise for a coup--the military suffered an embarrassing defeat in the Middle East. A withdrawl would match Dunlap's forecast.

A financial crisis and a loss of confidence can translate into social instability. 9-11 brought us the Patriot Act, and the mechanism to put down a civil uprising. But what about a coup? Dicussions.