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So it looks almost certain that Bush wonât be waiting for September 15th â the date set for a reassessment of the âsurgeâ â to draw down troops from Iraq. The defection of major Republican lawmakers now also calling on the president to deescalate the conflict has made it impossible for him to keep staying the course. But how can I be so sure Bush will capitulate? Well, because he’s already come up with an expression for what will be seen as nothing less than a complete about-face. Are you ready for it? Itâs going to be called the âpost-surge redeployment.â Catchy, no? Thatâs the phrase the papers today are saying the White House has chosen. And itâs safe to assume that if theyâve already got a name, as clunky and desperate as it sounds, that itâs a done deal.
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