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These people aren't peaceniks, after all. But they can see the handwriting on the wall as plain as Christ on a tailgate. "It's time to skeedaddle out of Iraq if we wants any chance in 2006, Dum-,I mean, Mr. Preznet!"
from the LA Times:
U.S. Starts Laying Groundwork for Significant Troop Pullout From Iraq
.. signs are emerging of a convergence of opinion on how the Bush administration might begin to exit the conflict.
In a departure from previous statements, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said this week that the training of Iraqi soldiers had advanced so far that the current number of U.S. troops in the country probably would not be needed much longer.
translation -"I spoke against early withdrawal of troops before I spoke for it".
President Bush will give a major speech Wednesday at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., in which aides say he is expected to herald the improved readiness of Iraqi troops, which he has identified as the key condition for pulling out U.S. forces.
translation -"I speaked aginst early withdrawal of troops before I spaked fer it".
The administration's pivot on the issue comes as the White House is seeking to relieve enormous pressure by war opponents. The camp includes liberals, moderates and old-line conservatives who are uneasy with the costly and uncertain nation-building effort.
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