Commander Now Backs Off Troop Pullout Idea

General Casey destroys all our hopes - like I really believed "pullout" when I heard it.

The top US commander in Iraq backed away on Wednesday from his prediction that a substantial pullout of US troops could begin by next spring, as the White House undertakes a new campaign to win public support for the war effort.
Gen. George Casey's latest assessment came as President Bush - down in the polls and criticized for his hurricane response - starts to turn his focus back to the fight against terrorism and to Iraq, the issues that helped him win re-election last year.
Bush on Wednesday sent Casey and Gen. John Abizaid, the commander of US Central Command, to Capitol Hill to update lawmakers on war operations. "We're on the offense," Bush said, the two generals at his side in the Rose Garden. "We have a plan to win."
Bush warned of an upsurge in violence before Iraqis vote Oct. 15 on a new constitution. He said that insurgents ultimately will fail.

That warm and fuzzy feeling all over again. Shades of "Brownie, you're doing a helluva job."

I think they need more than words to win public support. They need a plan to pull the troops out NOW!