This is rather amazing: A new national poll suggests that nearly three-quarters of all Americans support the plan to withdraw most U.S. combat troops from Iraqi cities and towns, even though most believe that the troop movements will lead to an increase in violence in that country. But nowhere near as amazing as this: “This […]
What a way to silently increase over all troop presence in Iraq. Send in a 30,000 as part of a “surge” and then when you declare it a success, only pull out 20,000. This leaves you a net gain of 10,000 troops: The United States will probably have more troops in Iraq this summer than […]
This comes as no surprise. A new poll shows a majority of Americans believe Petraeus won’t be give a factual view of Iraq: Most Americans think this week’s report from Army Gen. David H. Petraeus will exaggerate progress in Iraq, and few expect it to result in a major shift in President Bush’s policy. But […]
These Republicans, which are up for re-election, are starting to get scared: The tide of Republican defections from President George W. Bush’s camp swelled Saturday when two more US senators joined the chorus of critics of his Iraq policy, demanding change. But while expressing sharp disagreement with the strategy of “surging” the number of US troops […]
Now the talking points on this should be very interesting: Senate Democrats reacted angrily yesterday to a report that the U.S. commander in Iraq had privately presented a plan for significant troop reductions in the same week they came under attack by Republicans for trying to set a timetable for withdrawal. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) […]