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According to officials Bush to announce troop drawdown. However I find this as well as other articles fail to mention that previous judgments by the military have made it clear the surge could not last beyond the spring of 2008. In other words the articles are intimating a real decision has been made to follow Petraeus' recommendations but the reality is it had to be done anyway.
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That's what I heard, too. They either have to let the troops come home, extend tours to 18 months, or start up the draft.
Let the troops come home and earn brownie points to try to get more Republicans elected.
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Critics say " Troop cuts phoney". Congressional Democrats contend Bush's announcement is nothing new because troop reductions were planned in the course of normal rotations. but the administration also mentioned the Korea model White House officials likened plans for a long-term military pact with Iraq to similar arrangements in countries like South Korea, where about 50,000 American troops are stationed as a deterrent against aggression from North Korea. So for any who really believes we will leave Iraq ...
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