The Old Gray Whore, again.

The AmericaLasters at the birdcage liner of record have begun to cover their massive backsides in the hope of avoiding blame for the coming killing fields in Iraq. (See "Genocide, Cambodian".)

Report Questions Wisdom of Immediate Troop Withdrawal

One of the most resonant arguments in the debate over Iraq holds that the United States can move forward by pulling its troops back, as part of a phased withdrawal. If American troops begin to leave and the remaining forces assume a more limited role, the argument holds, it will galvanize the Iraqi government to assume more responsibility for securing and rebuilding Iraq.

This is the case now being argued by many Democrats, most notably Senator Carl Levin of Michigan, the incoming chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, who asserts that the withdrawal of American troops from Iraq should begin within four to six months.

But this argument is being challenged by a number of military officers, experts and former generals, including some who have been among the most vehement critics of the Bush administration’s Iraq policies.