Reports are circulating that Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Peter Pace will recommend to the Presidunce that troop levels in Iraq be reduced to half the current strength by next year. Pace is said to reflect the concerns of the Joint Chiefs and senior military officers that maintaining troop levels in Iraq will cripple the armed forces and compromise their ability to respond elsewhere in the world if needed. This comes on the heels of Sen. John Warner's statement yesterday that troop withdrawals need to begin in September to signal the Iraqis that our commitment is finite.
Meanwhile the White House and their media network are working overtime to sell the surge in TV ads and appearances on network and cable outlets. They won't listen.
