Some of this has been in the MSM but I thought it was interesting to find the story handled a little more in detail.

http://www.cfr.org/publication/12057...breadcrumb=%2F


Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is thoroughly reviewing the military options in Iraq. The military is being tugged in two different directions: Democrats support a phased redeployment with clearly set timelines, while Republicans like Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and neoconservatives favor sending more troops (USA Today) to secure the country. A leaked report of the Pentagon review reveals the plan entails three options: a short-term increase in U.S. forces, a long-term plan to cut the U.S. presence there with a commitment to training and advising Iraqi forces instead of combat missions, or a swift withdrawal of U.S. soldiers. President Bush, while in Indonesia, reiterated his opposition to the third option. But insiders tell the Washington Post the Pentagon may undertake a hybrid of the first two plans: a short-term buildup of U.S. forces from the current level of about 140,000 followed by a phased redeployment to perhaps 60,000 U.S. troops. One Defense Department official likened the strategy to Michael’s Jackson’s moonwalk, whereby the singer appears to be moving forward while actually sliding backward.
Much more at the link above