[Dilbert56]

I cannot stomach Shays but the headline is a lot worse than his comments. We need a "sense" is very different than a timetable. Saying the troops can't stay there indefinitely is a stupid oversimplification. No one is expecting 130,000 troops to be needed once the Iraqi forces are fully stood up.

We still, however, have troops in Germany, Japan and South Korea. Iraq is a very strategic location in the Middle East. We may want a presence there until the Middle East ends its millenia of conflicts.

[at bay]

We need a "sense" is very different than a timetable

Sorry, here is a CNN interiew with Shays I just heard:

"I believe that the administration needs to set timelines on troop withdrawal..." Verbatim quote, I heard it myself. Buh Bye Chris.