Iraq will not be pacified.

How do you stop a crime wave?
That, in a nutshell, is the problem facing the army in Iraq.
There is no organized army opposing them. No tanks to destroy, no foreign soil to occupy. The soil has already been occupied.
What they are facing are gangs going around kidnapping, shooting, and smashing things. The military has been thrown into the role of policemen - and they can't enforce the law.
No one enforces the law 100%, anywhere in the world. In New York, premiere city of the most advanced civilization of all time, the murder rate hits double digits before the New Years decorations come down. Hundreds of crimes are committed, and despite what the Law and Order franchise might lead you to believe, most go unsolved.
Why would Iraq be any different?
And why would the Bush government think that they might be able to end this crime wave?
If the troops are not going to come home until peace is achieved, then they'd better send for their wives. The kind of peace they're talking about has never been achieved. Anywhere.