the specific outcome or to the. jamie: it seems that it is important that this election take place without the u.s. involvement of maybe the first election. that not necessarily a total hands-off approach, because we still have troops there. but, as we look forward to pulling out more of our troops, bringing our boys and girls home, how important is it to keep some military presence there? of the u.s.? particularly, because of iran? well, i think it is very important. i think the level and the disposition of american forces in iraq, obviously, have to be with the consent of the government. but, from our point of view, they ought to be based on american strategic interest. if we think that our interests are satisfied with lower force levels, by all means, let s go down to those levels but if we think, for example, that iran has increased its support for terrorism, or that al qaeda in iraq is making a come back, i think we need to adjust our plans accordingly. i don t think we should