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Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Levin urges president to consider Iraq timetable
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As President Bush contemplates a new strategy in Iraq, incoming Senate Armed Service Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-Michigan, urged him Wednesday to set a timetable for troop withdrawal.
"We cannot create a country for them. Only they can do that," Levin told reporters in a press conference. "And if the president would just simply say that to the Iraqis -- that this is not an open-ended commitment, and it is not in the hands of the Iraqis how long our troops stay. It is in our hands how long our troops stay." But Levin did not criticize Bush for delaying his announcement of a new strategy until January. "I'd rather the right conclusion be reached in January than the wrong conclusion be reached in December," Levin said. -- CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
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