In a turnaround of military policy, the US generals running the war in Iraq gave a new assessment of the military situation in sworn testimony this week. They claim that the 149,000 troops in Iraq are part of the problem.
According the today's LA TIMES the generals went to Washington and said that U.S. forces were fueling the insurgency and energizing terrorists across the Middle East.
They said that a gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops was IMPERATIVE. You can find the article at: latimes.com