Despite the attempts by neocon supporters of the Bushit Assministration to keep changing the terminology, the Iraqi government clearly means a date-certain for U.S. troop withdrawal by the end of 2011, not a "aspirational" goal or whatever the latest weasel wording the Bushies use. For Prime Minister Maliki, "out" means "out."
Now watch for the phrase "conditions on the ground" to be the new mantra that is repeated endlessly by McSame and the neocon world to try to fudge the pull out terms. They've had the rug pulled out from under them, after suggesting that people supporting a timetable for withdrawal were "appeasers," and now they're tap dancing to avoid looking like morons.
Too late.
