Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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>>>You could psot about horrible murders in any big city in the US daily and claim our streets are unsafe<<<


Spin's getting better all the time. Iraqi mass murder via suicide bombs and roadside bombs picking off one US troop after another is now equal to random US street violence. No big deal.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2008

(CBS/AP) The Bush administration is sending strong signals that U.S. troop reductions in Iraq will slow or stop altogether this summer, a move that would jeopardize hopes of relieving strain on the Army and Marine Corps and revive debate over an open-ended U.S. commitment in Iraq.

The indications of a likely slowdown reflect concern by U.S. commanders that the improvement in security in Iraq since June - to a degree few had predicted when President Bush ordered five more Army brigades to Iraq a year ago - is tenuous and could be reversed if the extra troops come out too soon.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/29/iraq/main3767801.shtml