“It makes no sense to tell the enemy when you start to plan withdrawing. If we were to do so, the enemy would simply mark their calendars and begin plotting how to take over a country when we leave.”  President George W. Bush – April 24, 2007  Link

And then there’s this:

US President George W. Bush on Thursday is expected to announce that 30,000 soldiers could return home next year in an address to Americans on the divisive issue of US troop levels in war-torn Iraq.  Full Article