Troops in Iraq till 2010

According to Army chief of staff, Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker there are plans for U.S. troops to remain in Iraq to at least 2010. Schoomaker cautions that this is not a sign of things getting progressively worse, or better but that he wants to make sure that if needed they are able to stay as long as necessary He used the analogy of having enough rounds of ammo in a magazine to be able to shoot as long as he needs. Without a doubt this release will have major play in the upcoming midterm election in which we can see a change of power in both the House and Senate.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Army has plans that would keep the current
level of troops in Iraq - about 15 brigades - through 2010, the top Army officer
said Wednesday.
The Army chief of staff, Gen. Peter J. Schoomaker, cautioned
that people not read too much into the planning, because it is easier to pull
back forces than to get units prepared and deployed at the last minute.
"This
is not a prediction that things are going poorly or better," Schoomaker told
reporters. "It's just that I have to have enough ammo in the magazine that I can
continue to shoot as long as they want us to shoot."