The Hill: Sessions: Time to draw down troops is coming

From The Hill

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), a loyal supporter of President Bush, indicated Sunday that Republicans will be ready by September to look at bipartisan efforts to draw down the troops that were part of the surge to help secure Baghdad.

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“I don’t think we need to be an occupying power,” said Sessions, who hopes that bipartisan solutions can be found on Iraq. “This is a fine line we’ve walked, and this surge has got to be temporary.”

Sessions added that he believes Bush is “coming around” to his line of thinking.

“We cannot sustain this level, in my opinion, in Iraq and Afghanistan much longer,” said Sessions, adding that the U.S. is “facing some tough choices.”