The US ruling class is currently trying to plan how it will fool the American public into believing that they are withdrawing completely from Iraq next year.
The Empire's intentions of staying indefinitely in Iraq and Afghanistan have been known for years by honest journalists after witnessing the expensive, huge military and embassy constructions occurring in these countries. See this (you may need to scroll down to "Security Lies in Securing Bases").
A special envoy from President Barack Obama raised the possibility in a secret meeting with senior Iraqi military and civilian officials in Baghdad on September 23 that his administration would leave more than 15,000 combat troops in Iraq after the 2011 deadline for US withdrawal, according to a senior Iraqi intelligence official familiar with the details of the meeting.