Panel to recommend withdrawal from Iraq

BREAKING: The New York Times is reporting that a bipartisan panel studying Iraq is going to recommend a gradual pullback of U.S. troops in Iraq:

The bipartisan Iraq Study Group reached a consensus on Wednesday on a final report that will call for a gradual pullback of the 15 American combat brigades now in Iraq but stop short of setting a firm timetable for their withdrawal, according to people familiar with the panel's deliberations.

UPDATE: The bipartisan panel was formed at the request of Congress, and consist of 10 members who voted unanimously for the gradual withdrawal. TheNew York Times article also says the report will be delivered to the President next week.

THE REPORT DOES NOT CALL, NECESSARILY, FOR AN IMMEDIATE WITHDRAWAL FROM IRAQ!

On Tuesday, George Bush said the following in regards to pulling out of Iraq:

“There’s one thing I’m not going to do: I’m not going to pull the troops off the battlefield before the mission is complete.”

Can someone please tell me what the mission in Iraq is at the current hour? Sadly, it seems the country, slips deeper, and deeper into civil war each day!

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