Bush will bring troops home after all by Corina Ciubotaru

It looks like a decision on Iraq has finally been made. President Bush has finally agreed to send some troops home and up to 5,700 military could be home by Christmas, but he stated that only further progress could get more troops back. It appears he had decided to follow the advice of his general, David Petraeus, who suggested that up to 30,000 soldiers should be brought back before July. Contrary to statements from White House officials before the speech, Bush's conditions for the return of some troops aren't that harsh, partly due to Democrats' ever louder disapproval. Even though troops will return, the Democrats still seem unwilling to give up the fight until the very last soldier returns to American ground. The first step would be to force a decision for the timeline of such a return. They can't get 60 votes in Congress to pass a law overriding the President's decision, but they can try to put pressure on him and win battle after battle. To some, it has become obvious that Mr. Bush's decision to lower the troop numbers to the pre-surge level is just a way to quiet things down as the offensive moves forward. Today, the administration is expected to bring forward a report on the status of democracy in Iraq, which will probably have a negative sound to it. Currently, Iraq has the highest number of foreign troops since the war began four years ago, but reports show that after the surge in the beginning of 2007, the number of terrorist attacks in the country has decreased.

related story: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070913/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_iraq;_ylt=AvoY2PlXk7tuJOOgGCcOavCs0NUE

by Corina Ciubotaru for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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