The first headline sounds like we're being tossed out, the second like we're cutting and running. The first was the headline for an AP news story, the second was the one from World Peace Herald that was presented by Google at the head of its collection of similar stories.
Iraq Wants Quick Withdrawal of U.S. Troops
US plans Iraq troop cuts as revolt rages
There must be a special "reading for content" class for people who write headlines because neither quite says what I got out of the stories. What I understood from them was that Iraq wants the U.S. to intensify training of its security forces and that any U.S. troop withdrawal be done in coordination with Iraq. No being tossed out, no surprise abandonment, but a continued partnership that lets Iraq assume greater responsibility. What am I missing?
Posted by marybeth at July 27, 2005 06:25 PM Iraq