I'm not a tinfoiler, but I've been saying ever since they started putting local militias (aka the National Guard and Reserves) on heavy rotation into Iraq - heavier than the Army proper - thus keeping them away from their communities for extended periods of time that they were doing it for a reason.

The current excuse may be the economy, but my gut tells me it's more along the lines of 'when y'all elect Barack Obama and we decide we're not quite ready to leave yet.'