http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/09/its-not-a-drawdown Loaning brain cells to those in need since 2003 Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:14:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/09/its-not-a-drawdown#comment-29183 I’m Getting Just A Little Sick Of Irony | Comments from Left Field Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:54:20 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/09/its-not-a-drawdown#comment-29183 [...] still need to be 140,000 troops in Iraq come this fall.  As I said back in September of last year, Bush’s “drawdown” was never actually a drawdown, and this only goes to emphasize that [...] [...] still need to be 140,000 troops in Iraq come this fall.  As I said back in September of last year, Bush’s “drawdown” was never actually a drawdown, and this only goes to emphasize that [...]

]]> http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/09/its-not-a-drawdown#comment-27560 There Never Was “Success” » Comments from Left Field Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:44:09 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/09/its-not-a-drawdown#comment-27560 [...] As McClatchy further reports, the recent uptick in violence has given Bush administration officials cause to possibly slow down or even freeze troop draw-down to pre-surge levels in order to curb the violence.  But this decision shows an inherent contradiction in the Bush policy with Iraq.  “Winning” the war in Iraq means keep troops there in high levels, but not winning the war does the same thing.  If you’ll remember,last year I made the case that what Bush proposed was not a draw-down in the slightest. [...] [...] As McClatchy further reports, the recent uptick in violence has given Bush administration officials cause to possibly slow down or even freeze troop draw-down to pre-surge levels in order to curb the violence.  But this decision shows an inherent contradiction in the Bush policy with Iraq.  “Winning” the war in Iraq means keep troops there in high levels, but not winning the war does the same thing.  If you’ll remember,last year I made the case that what Bush proposed was not a draw-down in the slightest. [...]

]]> http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/09/its-not-a-drawdown#comment-4271 Bush To Address Nation: Token “Drawdown” To Underscore Indefinite War » Comments From Left Field Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:32:04 +0000 http://commentsfromleftfield.com/2007/09/its-not-a-drawdown#comment-4271 [...] political prognosticators such as myself have been ready to throw down the predictions.  Enough of a drawdown to hopefully keep the people at bay while making another call for permanent [...] [...] political prognosticators such as myself have been ready to throw down the predictions.  Enough of a drawdown to hopefully keep the people at bay while making another call for permanent [...]

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