WaPo:
Petraeus said he has "recommended a drawdown" of U.S. forces starting later this month with the withdrawal of a Marine unit. Further "redeployments" should continue into next year, with U.S. troop strength reaching its pre-surge level of about 130,000 troops by mid-July 2008, he said.
We revert to what was status quo as of December 2006, a month after public anti-war sentiment gave control of Congress to the Democrats? That's it? That's the best you can offer, General? And we don't even do that until July 2008?
What was the freaking point? 729 more coalition deaths since the beginning of the surge (arbitrarily set at February 1, 2007), and the result is we can bring 30,000 troops home in another 10 months?
Democrats, this is unacceptable. De-fund future expenditures for anything other than withdrawal. As Bob Dylan wrote in a different context, "How many deaths will it take till he knows that too many people have died?"
Posted by Linkmeister at September 10, 2007 08:33 AM | TrackBackHow many deaths will it take til he knows? I doubt Dubya will care a hoot even when he starts noticing.
By the way, isn't what's going on some kind of flipflopping? Or is it flipflopping only when a Democrat does it?
Posted by: Serge at September 11, 2007 05:53 AM