Someone, PLEASE explain this to me.

[majda_ashia]

"Flanked by US President George W Bush, Mr Talabani [President of Iraq] said he did not want to do anything without the agreement of the US, as this would demonstrate to insurgents that their resolve had been weakened

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[bongo8789]

Essentially, we crippled them so bad that they have to use us as a crutch now.

Or

We have no idea what we're doing anymore.

Take your pick.