Morning Open Thread: What does “win” mean?

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George Bush, in his speech on the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war, reiterated that America can “win” in Iraq:

Five years into this battle, there is an understandable debate over whether the war was worth fighting, whether the fight is worth winning, and whether we can win it. The answers are clear to me. Removing Saddam Hussein from power was the right decision, and this is a fight that America can and must win.

The question I and others have been asking since Hussein was removed from power is simply what would winning in Iraq mean? Clearly, we prevailed militarily in Iraq, but Iraq no longer has a military solution. So is talking about victory still relevant? What are the criteria for winning? Because without a firm idea of what winning means, this just looks like endless war to me.
What’s your definition of winning in Iraq? I know what mine is - leaving.
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