File under: when pigs fly

Just how stupid do these people think we are?

Gen. George Casey, the top American commander in Iraq, said Friday that some of the extra troops that President Bush ordered to Baghdad could begin leaving by late summer if conditions allow. "I think it's probably going to be the summer, late summer, before you get to the point where people in Baghdad feel safe in their neighborhoods," Casey told reporters at a news conference with visiting Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

Asked how long the 21,500 extra U.S. troops are likely to be kept in Iraq, Casey replied, "I believe the projections are, late summer."

I would never claim to be a military expert nor an expert on the Mid-East. Actually I lay claim to no expertise, but anyone knows you won't calm Iraq in a few months.

This is a conflict that might well go on for many years, if not decades, and will go on for many more as long as US troops are involved.

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