- no money will be invested (as opposed to "deals of the century" mooted, announced or even signed) as long as the civil war rages, i.e. for a bit longer than American forces will be in the country;

several years ago i told friends i knew exactly when the U.S. would pull out of iraq....never.

That implies a significant change in the structure of the US government, in light of current US politics.

Pull out or get kicked out? It won't be never.