He's trying to take credit for plans others have devised.
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Yep, I think he is trying to salvage his embarrassment from last week by setting himself up to take credit for that which was already planned. Typical Dim.
Dems have no "wins" on any matter on their side. So, they stage their "pull-out" rhetoric, so they can go with the flow and claim to be CREDITED for troop drawdown.
As President Bush has said: As Iraqis stand UP; the US military will stand down. Rumsfeld has also made clear the stats.
This whole Dem-Led bruaha has all been about -- "showing" a win by couping on the hardwork done by others.
Murtha is trying to refer to the current troop revolvement as "evidence". Now, John Kerry's recent taunt to President Bush becomes clearer to me.