The top U.S. commander in Iraq yesterday backed off comments by his second-in-command that American troops could start pulling out of Iraq by next spring.
"I'm not making any predictions," Gen. David Petraeus said yesterday, as roadside bombings claimed the lives of seven more U.S. troops, including four killed by a single blast outside Baghdad.
Lt. Gen. Ray Odierno said Friday that Iraqi forces were progressing well and could take greater responsibility for the country's security by spring. "Potentially, we could have a decision to reduce our forces," he said.
Petraeus, visiting a farming town south of Baghdad, was more cautious. He said he and Odierno would consult on reduce troop levels closer to September, when Petraeus is due to report on the surge's effectiveness.
"It depends an awful lot on different factors out there - obviously how we're doing in the security sector, how the Iraqis are doing, how much has been accomplished in a variety of different areas, and that's what will determine what we take back," Petraeus said.
In other words we are NEVER leaving Iraq. Never!
If anybody believes that we are even considering bringing our soldiers home while George Bush is in office then you must not have read this, or this, or this.
After you have the read those articles you can be as deathly afraid of this administration as the rest of us are. There is no negotiation or conversation with George W. Bush, the only solution is for him to be removed from office.
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