Top general may propose pullbacks

Yes, that's the huge headline that everyone in the major media is buying into today. But, jeese, you don't have to read very far into the article to see it's all smoke and mirrors. Fourth paragraph, please:

But it does not necessarily follow that Petraeus would call for reducing the overall number of troops in the country. Instead, he could move them to another hot spot, or use them to create a reserve force to counter any rise in violence.

This is a total ruse. It's deliberate and it's a deliberate lie. There's not going to be a pullback while Bush is in office -- and, I'm beginning to fear, there's not going to be much of one after he's left.

Update: That is, IF he leaves. We still have a year and a half for him to gin up a new 9/11 and then claim he has to remain in power to keep the country safe.