“Phased withdrawal”

Ace makes a good point:

They’re (the Democrats) also pushing for troop withdrawals to begin in 4-6 months.

Horrible. If you’re going to withdraw, withdraw them all immediately. This “phased withdrawal” is just a half-a$$ed way to get more troops killed — and while pursuing a strategy of defeat and surrender to boot.

But an immediate withdrawal would be too politically unpopular. Better to kill some more troops in a war you’ve decided to surrender on than risk losing too much party approval rating.