It's a Target for Transition, you see...

it's definitely not a timetable or anything ....

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Therefore be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That:

Section 1. The deployment of United States forces in Iraq, by direction of Congress, is hereby terminated and the forces involved are to be redeployed at the earliest practicable date.

-- Murtha Resolution, Nov. 17, 2005

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In a biting response, Republicans criticized Murtha's position as one of abandonment and surrender and accused Democrats of playing politics with the war and recklessly pushing a "cut and run" strategy.

"They want us to retreat. They want us to wave the white flag of surrender to the terrorists of the world," said House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill.

"It would be an absolute mistake and a real insult to the lives that have been lost," said Rep. David Dreier, R-Calif.

--Hawkish Democrat Calls for Iraq Pullout, Nov. 17, 2005

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He asked me to send Congress a message: stay the course. He also asked me to send Congressman Murtha a message: that cowards cut and run, Marines never do.

-- Jean Schmidt, House of Representatives, Nov. 18, 2005

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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Sunday made no promises for a significant withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq next year.

"The enemy hears a big debate in the United States, and they have to wonder maybe all we have to do is wait and we'll win."

--Rumsfeld: No Timetable for Iraq Exit, Nov. 20, 2005

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Mr. Bush refused again to set a timetable for a U.S. withdrawal, saying conditions in Iraq will dictate when American forces can come home. He said setting a deadline to pull out is "not a plan for victory."

But Mr. Bush was emphatic in stating that the decision on troop levels will be made by American commanders and "not by artificial timetables set by politicians in Washington,"

-- Bush: No Timetable For Iraq, Nov. 30, 2005.

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After a deadly spasm of sectarian conflict last month sparked by the bombing of a Shiite shrine, the president presented a dour forecast of continuing mayhem.

-- Bush Sets Target for Transition In Iraq, Mar. 14, 2006

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President Bush vowed for the first time yesterday to turn over most of Iraq to newly trained Iraqi troops by the end of this year...

-- Bush Sets Target for Transition In Iraq, Mar. 14, 2006