Analysis: U.S. Preparing for Iraq ExitBy ROBERT BURNS, AP Military Writer Sun Dec 25, 5:19 PM ET
WASHINGTON - At every stop on his three-day tour of
Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld sent a similar message: The U.S. military is not rushing to get out, but it is getting out, nevertheless.
In his public appearances with U.S. soldiers and commanders, as well as with Iraqi officials, Rumsfeld emphasized the positive — an elected Iraqi government is being formed under a new constitution, and Iraq's own soldiers and police are shouldering more of the security duties.
In other words, the U.S. military is getting out.http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051225/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/us_iraq_getting_out;_ylt=A9FJqamyhK9DcPMAoQqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA3OXIzMDMzBHNlYwM3MDM-