Raveneye,
You forgot to highlight what might be the most important statement in the story:
Quote:
The plan hinges on the success of elections for a permanent Iraqi parliament on Dec. 15 and continuing improvement in the training and combat readiness of Iraqi security forces.
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Sounds to me like the plan is to start bringing troops home if things continue to move forward in Iraq.
In other words, basically what the plan should have been, and likely was, all along.