Associated Press reports that the military is already working on a plan to reduce the number of troops in Iraq in 2008.See linkhttp://news.yahoo.com/...
The military has not yet developed a plan for a substantial withdrawal of forces next year. But officials are laying the groundwork for possible overtures to Turkey and Jordan on using their territory to move some troops and equipment out of Iraq, the official said. The main exit would remain Kuwait, but additional routes would make it easier and more secure for U.S. troops leaving western and northern Iraq.
In spite of the report to be given in September, it looks like the British may not be the only military developing plans for the redeployment of troops.
Bush's options are limited, politically and practically. The Army and Marine Corps do not have the capacity to increase troop levels, or even to maintain the current number beyond next spring. With the 2008 presidential election approaching, it's not so much a question of whether troop levels will be cut but when and how far.
If this has been reported elsewhere I will remove it.