This unremarked story has had me wondering for a couple of days now. Is it wishful thinking? Advance notice of a decision? Telling the Aussies what they want to hear?:
The US military will probably begin withdrawing some forces from Iraq by March 2006, a top US commander said overnight, predicting the insurgency will be defeated if the country's political factions come together.
Lieutenant General John Vines, the number two US commander in Iraq, said any drawdown would depend on conditions on the ground.
He predicted the insurgency would decline rapidly if the country's Sunnis, Shia and Kurds can agree on a constitution and elect a government that has broad support.
But he said as many as four or five US brigades probably would be withdrawn in March.
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