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2013 is perfectly doable, if the US keeps committing large forces like it recently did. It sucks to imagine another 4 years of war, but its manageable.

2018 would be too long.

It's good to set deadlines, I don't know why this mindset has penetrated into the American military that its bad to set deadlines. They are thinking more like politicians rather than military personnel. Just trying to save face. When Bush had the dilemma of doing something before the end of his term, even Bushes surge worked. Deadlines keep us all straight and goals oriented.

I'm not saying set unrealistic deadlines. The whole nations brightest minds are working on this war. They can't come up with realistic deadlines!? This is Project Management 101.