Troop Reductions in '07

The military is drafting plans for a drawdown in Iraq in 2007, according to a Reuters article. The plan is to cut the forces in half. Meanwhile, the Iraqis themselves are calling for a timetable for withdrawal of our forces and compensation for civilian casualties.

My question: Why wasn't this a good idea earlier this week when Democrats brought it up? And the timing? September '06 for the start. Now we know why it wasn't a good idea when John Murtha and John Kerry were talking about it - political initiative.

If this ain't playing politics with our soldiers' lives, I don't know how else you'd define it. Repugnicans, don't go to war without them.