There is no exit strategy...

Rice spins, deflects, but ultimately gives us a 10 year time frame.

Later, Sen. Paul Sarbanes, D-Md., told Rice that her response to questions about U.S. troop withdrawal leaves open the possibility that U.S. forces could be in Iraq five or even 10 years down the road. Rice did not dispute that.

"I don't know how to speculate about what will happen 10 years from now, but I do believe that we are moving on a course on which Iraqi security forces are rather rapidly able to take care of their own security concerns," Rice responded.

What does this really mean? What it means is that "Iraq Security Forces" aren't even close to the level they need to be. Constitution or not, the violence will continue and so will the excuses...