Pentagon: Pullout of 30,000 troops possible "as early as November"

[Roland99]

http://abcnews.go.com/US/print?id=1892044

As the top U.S. commander in Iraq suggested today that the United States would soon reduce the number of troops in Iraq, Pentagon planners said to ABC News that they hoped to pull more than 30,000 troops out by the end of the year, and possibly by as early as November.

Why don't they just go ahead and tell us the truth and add what they really mean to the end of that sentence:

"in order to boost GOP chances at the polls for the election."

[Akoto]

1. My, what a strangely coincidental date! n/t

[Hubert Flottz]

4. Same thought popped into my head!

Withdraw 30,000 and after the election if Bush/GOP wins, send 50,000 back in!

[rodeodance]

15. yeah, real strange.

[tatertop]

2. Perhaps they will pull 30,000 and add 35,000

[AndyA]

3. Just in the nick of time!

Too little, too late. Can't bring back the troops that lost their lives. We will not forget!

[soothsayer]

5. wow, i'm voting for THEM! not

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. Gee you THUNK?

and we are supposed to be oh so grateful... of course if they shoudl nuke Iran... 30K troops will be the least of their problems

[MethuenProgressive]

7. HE'S A COWARD!!

..oh wait, that what they called Rep. Jack Murtha when he called for troop reductions.

Never mind...

But I bet they parade the Troops right past the Republican Convention.

[walkon]

8. Traitors!

U.S. Troops as political pawns. Uber Disgusting. Bring them all home - NOW!

[blm]

9. They realeased this bit of news to counter Kerry's withdrawal plan before

more senators sign on to it.

They know the American people are beginning to hear the sense from Democrats and that is the LAST thing the GOP wants right now. By making this bogus tidbit available, they are blowing smoke to cover themselves before an election.

[Homer Wells]

10. Well,Isnt that SPECIAL??????????????????

Certainly is Con-VEEEEEEEN-IENT.
Could it be.........could it be..............SATAN.
LOLOL:sarcasm: :rofl: :rofl: :spray:

:hippie:

[ReadTomPaine]

11. And then send then to Iran. n/t

[pinto]

12. I want to see the fine print....

Last time they ran out "troop reduction" talk, it was tied to troop rotations.

[Inland]

13. Don't get excited. He's talking about Brits, "coalition" members.

We're stuck and going nowhere.

[dogday]

14. November is when my Son is supposed to

come home from Iraq.... He would of finished his year, but that doesn't mean anything... Just watched Congress pass sanctions against Iran... That is step 1, we shall see the next steps soon....

[Roland99]

16. Hope he comes home sooner...and alive and unharmed!

[gratuitous]

17. This administration seeks to out-Nixon Nixon

DUers of a certain age will remember Nixon campaigning on his "secret" plan to end the war in Vietnam. Reporters of any age, naturally, won't remember a thing about this little trial balloon three seconds after the ballot returns are back in November, so these assholes know they don't have a thing to worry about from any backlash they deserve for floating this lie.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

18. Didn't we hear that LAST November?

:shrug:

[ladjf]

19. But, they will be sent back in December, right after the election.

[spanone]

20. Timing is everything. Didn't we send in extra troops for the elections?

I would assume these are the troops being withdrawn. The old bait & switch that we know this enemy employs with reckless abandon.

[Jigarotta]

21. yah, sure. and replace them with 30,000 mercs.

or switch them with 30,000 fresh enlisted.

how apparent/transparent these felons are. I don't believe a god damned word they say.