[Red6]

"He said he first needs to discuss the security situation with Iraq's recently named defense and interior ministers. There are now 127,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, down 5,000 from April's level." Was written

That picture does not show the full picture.

In 2003 we had 330,000 troops there. In 2004 we had dropped to 200,000+ troops. By 2005 that figure had slipped to bellow 160,000 and by early 2006 it was already at 138,000. Now the figure is at 127,000. Just stating troops declined over the last year is NOT accurate.

This is not something new. Portraying the events as if troop levels dropping is something new creates a false image of the situation.

[edpc]

You may want to relay that info the Pelosi, Murtha, Kerry, Dean, the MSM and everyone else screaming for troop reductions and withdrawl. Problem is.....they're aware of this, as well. Didn't one or all of them just accuse the Bush administration of playing politics with Iraq? Well...what's this?