Pushing Back the Withdrawal Date

It is being reported that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is starting to waver on the December 31st, 2011 withdrawal date for all American soldiers in Iraq.  The status of force agreement signed in the waning days of Bush has a renegotiation clause at the end, and advisors like General Jack Keane want the U.S. military to never, ever give up its imperial garrisons in Iraq.  

What will be interesting to watch is the multiple forces working on al-Maliki, one from Washington and Tampa trying to pull the puppet strings, and one from Iraq wanting the Americans out.