MM and roach:
I dont think any of the recent redeployment proposals supported by the majority of Democrats in Congress (and liberals in the country) would have the US just walking away.
The Levin/Reed Amendment, the one the Republicans in the Senate blocked from a vote today is representative of most recent proposals:
* phased redeployment as part of a new and different comprehensive diplomatic, political, and economic strategy that includes sustained engagement with Iraq's neighbors and the international community for the purpose of working collectively to bring stability to Iraq.
* continued training, equipping, and providing logistic support to the Iraqi Security Forces
and
* engaging in targeted counterterrorism operations against al Qaeda, al Qaeda affiliated groups
http://bobgeiger.blogspot.com/2007/0...amendment.html
I dont see that as walking away, but rather as the best alternative to a failed policy and no-win situation for the Iraqis