Only we know what's good for you

The Bush administration is intent on going out feet kicking. The audacity of their recent stance regarding withdrawal from Iraq is nearly unmatched.
Now even though a great many people in our own country would like to see some sort of withdrawal timetable, it's understandable that the Bushies continue their tunnel-vision thinking on the issue. It is their contention that a timetable would enable the insurgents, who would then bide their time and jump out of the bushes (no pun intended) once American forces left town. That's debateable, but at least they're being consistent.
But it's unconscionable when they refuse to comply with the Iraqi government request for some type of timetable. The Iraqis have insisted they will not sign any agreement about the future use of US troops in Iraq unless it includes a timetable for withdrawal. The Americans insist that issue is not on the table. That's funny. I read that both the Iraqi prime minister and the national security advisor had raised the issue.
Apparently the Bush administration chooses to treat the Iraqi government as some sort of unruly child who doesn't really know what's good for them.
I was under the impression that the war was, in part (although maybe just in small part) to set up a democratic government there. Now that the country does have its own government in place, apparently we don't care what they think.
But, again, that is just the Bush administration being consistent.