So they really do want to keep troops in Iraq forever

From the illustrious Bumiller:

The longer term worry of the White House, Mr. Bush's advisers say, is that support for the war could drop so precipitously by the 2008 presidential election that a majority in Congress could demand withdrawal and start to hold back financing - the "cut and run" strategy that Mr. Bush both derides and fears.

So the "PLAN FOR VICTORY" is really a plan to keep troops in Iraq through the next presidential election.