Paul Begala actually said...

The key variable is not American will. It's Iraqi will. And the Iraqis have to decide if they want to have a country or if they want to have...

It's not even a debate anymore as to whether he's a lame duck. It's whether he's a dead duck because of Iraq.

no military strategy will work unless we have a political strategy on the ground that will actually make these Iraqis want to come together ...

He has got to find a way to move the reality on the ground.