TV Channel 37 Thu Aug 12 20:31:31 2004
oke providing. What we're really doing is giving them breathing room to prepare their own troops to build or handle their own difficult situations and they want to and will.
>> Larry: You have a time frame you think?
>> Here's the problem with time frames. My opponent said we'll substantially reduce troops in six months. That says to the enemy, wait for six months and one day, or it says to the iraqis, the americans aren't serious, and it's very important for us not to be setting timetables.
>> Larry: Don't tip.
>> The timetable is this, not one day more than is necessary and the commanders on the ground will let us know when.
>> Larry: We'll discuss other aspects of this extraordinary year after this.
Thank you very much for posting what they said.