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 Abizaid Plays It Coy On The Hill General John P. Abizaid, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East, testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington today. He gave neither political party what it was looking for. Essentially he stuck with the old Bush line, "stay the course". In response to Democratic calls to set a time line to begin US troop withdrawals within six months, the General refused to commit saying only that troop strength should be re-evaluated in 4-6 months. In response to Republican calls to increase troop levels in Iraq, the General said "I do not believe that more American troops right now is the solution to the problem." The second point was significant though. The need for more troops would have been a tough sell on a wary American public without the commander on the scene telling Congress that more troops is not "the solution to the problem." Put that in your pipe and smoke it McCain. Link. 11/15/2006. Add Comment Permalink
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