A timetable by any other name will still let us march out as victors and not duck out under fire. The facts on the ground are starting to change Bush's opinions on the matter.
What's changed? The sharp reduction in violence in Iraq — to the lowest level in four years — has made the country's leaders increasingly confident and more assertive about its sovereignty, giving rise to demands for a specific plan for American forces to leave.
This along with coming in from the cold on Iran and possibly avoiding an Israeli strike if Iran agrees to cooperate. It seems like backing the Surge is the best gamble that Bush has ever made. If the Israeli's and Palestinians can agree to some kind of peace plan then Bush will have done more in his last 6 months in office then the entire time before. We may even have an economic recovery right at the end of his term as well. I guess it took him 7 years for him to really get a feel for the job.
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