Same old story back like clockwork: Forces to be cut next spring

[BurtWorm]

:patriot:

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/6/23/18542/8624

It's like déjà vu all over again. It's like déjà vu all over again.
by Kagro X

Sat Jun 23, 2007 at 03:14:00 PM PDT

Today:

US may reduce forces in Iraq by spring

By PAULINE JELINEK, Associated Press Writer
Fri Jun 22, 6:52 PM ET

WASHINGTON - The U.S. may be able to reduce combat forces in Iraq by next spring if Iraq's own security forces continue to grow and improve, a senior American commander said Friday. He denied reports the U.S. is arming Sunni insurgent groups to help in the fight against al-Qaida.

Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno, the top day-to-day commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, did not predict any reductions in U.S. forces but said such redeployments may be feasible by spring. There are currently 156,000 U.S. troops in Iraq.

A year ago:

U.S. general in Iraq outlines troop cuts
Michael R. Gordon The New York Times

Published: June 25, 2006

WASHINGTON The top American commander in Iraq has drafted a plan that projects sharp reductions in the United States military presence there by the end of 2007, with the first cuts coming this September, American officials say.

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American officials emphasized that any withdrawals would depend on continued progress, including the development of competent Iraqi security forces, a reduction in Sunni Arab hostility toward the new Iraqi government and the assumption that the insurgency will not expand beyond Iraq's six central provinces. Even so, the projected troop withdrawals in 2007 are more significant than many experts had expected.

Your government and your newspaper hate you and think you are stupid.

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<And the post is updated with two more examples of the same bullshit story from two years and three years ago. :eyes: >

[babylonsister]

1. Forces 'cut', or will they run out of troops? Framing is fun!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1172298&mesg_id=1172298

[rsmith6621]

2. 156000??????...try more like...

.............210000 according to Keith Ob........this time the administration is serious...they have elections to win...

[rurallib]

4. And let us never forget the mercenary forces. That's about another

150,000 or so. Whoa now we are approaching Vietnam numbers.

[Chipper Chat]

3. I saw Kagro X on C-span this morning.

He was much more credulous than that Heritage Foundation worm across the table from him.

[lpbk2713]

5. Sounds like the Red Sox

"Just wait 'til next year."

:rofl: :rofl:

[MiniMe]

6. And in 6 months, they will say 6 more months. Just like we predicted when they

said 6 more months in March. They are trying to position that already.