And the Democrats STILL arenÂ’t happy.

President Bush will tell the nation Thursday evening that he plans to reduce the American troop presence in Iraq by as many as 30,000 by next summer but will condition those and further cuts on continued progress, The Associated Press has learned.

In a 15-minute address from the White House at 9 p.m. EDT, Bush will endorse the recommendations of his top general and top diplomat in Iraq, following their appearance at two days of hearings in Congress, administration officials said. The White House plans to issue a written status report on the troop buildup on Friday, they said.

In other words, the reduction will be based upon military considerations and a plan for American victory in Iraq, not political considerations and a plan for Democrat victory in the 2008 elections.

That, of course, upsets the Democrats.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Bush appears poised merely to bring the country back to where it was before the election that put Democrats in control of Congress — with 130,000 troops in Iraq.
"Please. It's an insult to the intelligence of the American people that that is a new direction in Iraq," she said. "We're as disappointed as the public is that the president has a tin ear to their opinion on this war."

Last time I checked, Nancy, polling data wasnÂ’t the relevant issue when it came to conducting a war. That you think it is shows precisely how unfit you are for ANY office.

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