Given the victory in Iraq this seems reasonable.

"BAGHDAD – NBC News Chief Foreign Correspondent Richard Engel interviewed Gen. Ray Odierno, the top commander in Iraq, on Tuesday. The commander said he has briefed President Barack Obama via secure-teleconference and recommended U.S. troop withdrawals.

"Odierno wouldn’t say when or how many troops could leave – if current stability continues – but that "a formal announcement" would be made "soon in Washington." The general said his assessment that reductions are possible was made before this weekend’s provincial elections in Iraq, based on the military’s assumption that the elections would go smoothly."

Arf