Reply #6: OK, but he HAS said he will end the war in Iraq

[hokies4ever]

He's detailed it as a 16-month withdrawal plan of 1 to 2 brigades per month. You have to realize that we have almost 150,000 troops there and Dubya won't be withdrawing any before he leaves. The troops are spread out all over various parts of the country, so it won't happen overnight, but 16 months is the assessment he's been given by military officials as the fastest pace he can withdraw the troops safely. As Barack Obama puts it, "We have to be as careful getting out as we were careless getting in."