The politics of troop withdrawal
In public, President George W. Bush has firmly dismissed the mounting calls to set a deadline to begin a withdrawal from Iraq, declaring more than a week ago that there was only one test for when the time was right. “When our commanders on the ground tell me that Iraqi forces can defend their freedom,” Bush told U.S. forces at Osan Air Base in South Korea, “our troops will come home with the honor they have earned.” Full Story