White House to Offer Iraq Plan of Gradual Cuts - New York Times

White House to Offer Iraq Plan of Gradual Cuts - New York Times:

"WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 — The White House plans to use a report next month
assessing progress in Iraq to outline a plan for gradual troop reductions
beginning next year that would fall far short of the drawdown demanded by
Congressional opponents of the war, according to administration and military
officials. One administration official made it clear that the goal of the
planned announcement was to counter public pressure for a more rapid reduction
and to try to win support for a plan that could keep American involvement in
Iraq on “a sustainable footing” at least through the end of the Bush presidency. "

This sounds like a sound plan, though some democrats are fond of saying that we just marched in there, we can just march out - it really isn't that simple. While I don't know if it is true that we will have to deal with attacks at home if we withdrawal, a poorly planed exit does nothing but destroy the work that has been accomplished, make even bigger targets of our troops and ushers in a reign of chaos that could damage the whole region.