Here's Your Hat, What's Your Hurry?

The Iraqi government is suggesting a short term pact with the U.S. that would call for troop reductions, a clear departure from the Bushit Assministration's desire for a long-term military presence in Iraq. The idea was brought up by Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki in a security meeting with Arab ambassadors. Establishing a timetable for U.S. troop withdrawal is widely popular among the Shiite majority, not to mention the U.S. public. It is essentially the "as they stand up, we'll stand down" mantra that the Assministration peddled years ago, before abandoning it in favor of a "long-term" presence in the oil-rich country.