Playing With The Numbers

It really didn't take much time at all for Patreus to start backing away from the troop reduction numbers he gave Congress this week. It'll be interesting to see how this updated info meshes with what the President says during his speech tonight.  Many of you will be reading this AFTER the speech.  We'll try to compare notes afterwards..

Petraues: A reduction of 30,000 troops from Iraq doesn't mean an actual reduction of 30,000 troops

Didn't take long for Petraeus to start playing a numbers gain with the troop reduction in Iraq. Just because he said 30,000, doesn't actually mean the number will be 30,000. So what plan is Bush actually accepting tonight? All week we've been subjected to another Bush campaign of spin and deception. Bringing the troop level back to pre-escalation levels isn't really a reduction of forces anyway, but now it's not clear that's even happening. On NPR's Morning Edition today, Petraeus explained -- or tried to explain -- the numbers: [...]

Tags: Patraeus, Troop Reduction, Iraq War

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