Americans plan for troop withdrawls in a month (Time London)

[HereSince1628]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-1880085,00.html

AMERICAN commanders of the war in Iraq have drawn up a bold plan to start pulling troops out of the country after elections next month.
The plan, which has been submitted to Donald Rumsfeld, the US defence secretary, calls for more than 60,000 troops — over a third of the total — to leave by the end of next year.

According to US television reports this weekend, the total number left in Iraq would fall from 161,000 to what defence experts call the “magic number” of below 100,000.

The Pentagon refused to confirm the proposals last night but a senior Ministry of Defence source said they appeared to “match our own plans” for a phased withdrawal under which most British troops will have left Iraq by the end of 2006.

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Anyone else see this?

Rove's plan is to be out in time for the midterm elections while they try to get Democrats trapped in votes on strawman resolutions showing they wanted troops to stay?

[lonestarnot]

1. hmmmm.. I am suspicious.

[HereSince1628]

2. You and me both...what's the reputation of the SundayTimes of London?

[lonestarnot]

3. Don't know. I am an American, and have a difficult enough time keeping

up with liars here.

[ErisFiveFingers]

4. Bah. They plan for everything.

They have plans to invade just about *every* nation, they have plans for slow withdrawal, rapid withdrawal, unexpected scenarios, etc.

Having a plan for short-term withdrawal is just another plan... merely having a *plan* is unrelated to executing a given plan.

Edit: spelling

[Justice Is Comin]

5. End of the year = November. November = the elections.

Scrambling to save their ass. Sorry too late.

[rodeodance]

6. DU thread about this yesterday (see here).

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x2264660#2264719

[HereSince1628]

8. Thanks I didn't see it in my prepost search.

[rodeodance]

9. Thinkprogress.org says it came from an AP report

http://thinkprogress.org/?tag=Iraq
As White House Smears Iraq Critics, Pentagon Readies Plan for Withdrawal

The AP reports that President Bush, speaking from South Korea, is rejecting calls for a troop drawdown in Iraq:.......

[HereSince1628]

7. Yep. It sure does.

I want the troops back home, not redeployed in the region to threaten Syria or Iran.

Home. And I'll take them home even if Rove trys to turn a troop withdrawl and the preceeding debacle from pigs ear into a silk purse.