Bush policy to bequeath Iraq to successor [View All]

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Source: Los Angeles Times

The president plans to end his term with a strong U.S. military in the country and leave the issue of exiting to his successor.

...The plans outlined by the U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David H. Petraeus, would retain a large force in the country -- perhaps more than 100,000 troops -- when the time comes for Bush to move out of the White House in January 2009.

..."Bush has found his exit strategy," said Kenneth M. Pollack, a former government Mideast specialist now at the Brookings Institution.

... Those issues most likely will be left for the next president, whose new job is looking tougher all the time.

Read more: ttp://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-iraqpolicy11sep11,0,6658607.story?coll=la-home-center

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I can't imagine bringing the troops home will be simple. There will undoubtedly be some unpleasant surprises when it happens.

Sounds like the next (Democratic) president will be taking all the heat and shoulder the responsibilities of the war while Bushy skips off scott free.

This was probably part of their plan all along (at least since the Democrats seemed likely to take the next presidency. )