You're stretching my memory, but I think the answer is yes. It seems to me we've always had those sorts of debates about whether there is an exit strategy and, if there is, what it is.
Frankly, it makes it a lot easier if you have a clear exit strategy--and politically and militarily, one should--but the world isn't quite that simple. It's easy to get yourself into a situation without clarity in terms of how you get out of it. That is a reality. That said, having gotten yourself in that position, I think it's then a responsibility to continue to work to sort out what that exit strategy is, and to shape the circumstances to allow you to do that.
I'm honestly not sure where your question is coming from, but yes, it has been a problem.