Petraeus tells Bush he’s reluctant to commit to major drawdown of troops
This is from Drudge:
Petraeus tells Bush he’s reluctant to commit to major drawdown of troops; but could accept pullback of an initial brigade beginning in January… Developing…
From NYT: Petraeus, Seeing Gains as Fragile, Is Wary of Cuts
Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top American commander in Iraq, has told President Bush that he wants to maintain heightened troop levels in Iraq well into next year to reduce the risk of military setbacks, but could accept the pullback of roughly 4,000 troops beginning in January, in part to assuage critics in Congress, according to senior administration and military officials.
US force levels in Iraq swell to all-time high…
September 7, 2007 - 06:40 AM on September 7th, 2007
Too bad the MSM is insulated from the damage they do with their false portrayals of the situation. If a suicide bomber took out the NYT editorial board, maybe they’d “Get it”.