Quote from The Gamble

I'm reading The Gamble on my new Kindle and I came across this mind-blowing quote:

A senior intelligence officer in Iraq described the long-term American goal as "a stable Iraq that is unified, at peace with its neighbors, and is able to police its internal affairs, so it isn't a sanctuary for al Qaeda. Preferably a friend to us, but it doesn't have to be."

So basically our goal for at least the next 10-20 years is to get Iraq back to where it was before we invaded. Sobering thought...