> Bush to Speed Iraq Troop Withdrawal in to Help McCain
>
> By Leonard Doyle, Independent UK. Posted July 17, 2008.
>
> Can the president synonymous with a military disaster put a positive
> spin on McCain's Iraq plan?
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> President George Bush wants to speed up the withdrawal of American
> combat troops from Iraq, a move that could help to quell the anti-war
> anxieties of voters before November's presidential election.
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> Drawing down large numbers of troops would enable the Republican
> candidate, John McCain, to say that his forceful military strategy for
> Iraq was correct. Alone among Republican and Democratic politicians,
> he consistently urged Bush to take on the insurgents with extra
> forces. He is now attacking his Democratic opponent, Barack Obama, for
> preaching policies of defeat by calling for a withdrawal in 16 months.
> ...