Iraq Violence Puts Troop Cuts in Doubt(young chickenhawk says not now)

[RedEarth]

Iraq Violence Puts Troop Cuts in Doubt
The U.S. military needs to decide in coming weeks whether it can recommend an anticipated substantial reduction in force levels.
By Mark Mazzetti, Times Staff Writer
February 28 2006


WASHINGTON — The recent explosion of violence in Iraq is forcing a debate inside the Pentagon about whether the U.S. military can proceed with plans to cut the number of troops in Iraq, Defense officials said Monday.

The violence came at a crucial time for the U.S. military: Top generals must decide within weeks whether to carry out a long-anticipated reduction in American troops this summer. Threats of civil war in the country have raised questions about the wisdom of a troop drawdown in the next few months.

One perspective certainly is that with so much turmoil, how can you possibly think about drawing down at this point?" said a senior Defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity. For nearly a year, senior commanders have said that political progress in Baghdad and the development of new Iraqi army units could lead to a substantial U.S. troop reduction this year. They have pointed to mid-2006 as a pivotal period, making the decisions on troop levels a telling indicator of progress.

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"The more we talk about withdrawals, the more insurgents assert themselves," said Michael Rubin, a former Pentagon official and U.S. advisor in Iraq, now at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank in Washington. "Perhaps now is not the time to be bringing troops home."


http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-troops28feb28,0,2017038.story?coll=la-home-headlines

hey chickenhawk Rubin ....maybe you should sign up and head over to Iraq

[rodeodance]

1. now, reverse this 'logic' and we are geting some place!

......"The more we talk about withdrawals, the more insurgents assert themselves," said Michael Rubin, a former Pentagon official and U.S. advisor in Iraq, now at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank in Washington. "Perhaps now is not the time to be bringing troops home."

[tabasco]

2. The corporate cabal will never end this war.

They are making too much money. It is up to us to stop this war.

Chickenshit cowards like Rubin love war, as long as they aren't in it.

[saigon68]

3. You are right there

These cowards will let your kids die for their PROFIT $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$