According to an article in yesterday's New York Times, "[t]he Bush administration is developing what are described as concepts for reducing American combat forces in Iraq by as much as half next year, according to senior administration officials in the midst of the internal debate."
Does anyone else see the irony here?
Just a few weeks ago, Bush vetoed an Iraq spending bill because it would have imposed timelines to withdraw troops from Iraq. He said, "This is a prescription for chaos and confusion, and we must not impose it on our troops... It makes no sense to tell the enemy when you plan to start withdrawing."
So now he is working on his own withdrawal timeline.
I guess in Bush's mind a withdrawal timeline is worth considering only if it was his idea.
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