Navy Times: Petraeus reaffirms 2011 OEF pullout conditional

[unhappycamper]

Petraeus reaffirms 2011 OEF pullout conditional
By William H. McMichael - Staff writer
Posted : Wednesday Jun 16, 2010 16:55:50 EDT

President Obama’s announced date for the start of U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan has confused some friends, allies and enemies alike, according to lawmakers.

And during a Senate hearing Wednesday, questions kept coming — mostly from Republicans — about whether the date is the start of a mass exodus.

Gen. David Petraeus, the chief of U.S. Central Command, tried to allay those concerns.

“It is important that July 2011 be seen for what it is: The date when a process begins, based on conditions — not the date when the U.S. heads for the exits,” Petraeus told the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Michèle Flournoy, the Pentagon policy chief who testified alongside Petraeus, said the July 2011 date “is an inflection point … at which the end of the surge will be marked, and a process of transition that is conditions-based will begin.”

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[mdmc]

1. pullout is conditional to Obama admitting defeat // cut and run

If we are out by 2011, Bush was brilliant for going to war..