Posted on 07/29/2009 9:24:08 AM PDT by Alas Babylon!
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRPLANE -- The United States is considering speeding up its withdrawal from Iraq because of the sustained drop in violence there, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday following discussions with his top commanders in the war.
"I think there's at least some chance of a modest acceleration," this year, Gates said.
It was the first suggestion that the Obama administration might rethink its difficult choice to leave a heavy fighting force in Iraq long past the election of an American president who opposed the war.
Gates said the consideration came because the situation is "better than expected."
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Ahhhh, that’s the ticket. Let’s focus all our attention on Iraq and Bush’s evil war and ignore the increasing U.S. casualties in Afghanistan, OBAMA’s war.
those who have asked to see the birth certificate...
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