The news is that American troops, as well as Iraqi forces, are being pulled from other areas into Baghdad to stop the violence there. No mention is made about what that means in the areas where American troops are leaving. What matters is that the capital is in chaos and we want to get it under control.
Is this a concentration of our forces like what the Russians did in Afganistan when it became obvious that they couldn't control the countryside? Are we, literally and figuritively, pulling back into bunkers that are more defensible? With our military support, is the Iraqi government preparing to only control the capital, like the communist Afganis did Kabul?
Are we preparing to allow the civil war to run its course?