I hope so.

It appears that the charges are so grave, so damaging to the military and the administration which sent them, that 'guilty' verdicts, along with the detail of the alleged crimes which will be generated , could contribute significantly to a withdrawal from Iraq.

Certainly, any achievements that have been made could be eradicated by this.

I guess that somebody wants to put some distance between the wanton slaughter of unarmed men, women and children and the recent 'guilty' verdicts on the child rape and murder cases. There was, after all, quite a gap between the child rape and murder cases and the horrendous torture verdicts.