Ok, look.  I understand all the freedom of the press bleah bleah 1st Amendment justification BS, but there is a point where freeedom has a cost that is not worth it.  When that freedom endangers lives, I would consider it too costly.

In this case, a classified Pentagon briefing was plastered on the pages of the NY Slimes. 

The whole point of keeping these things a secret is that if the enemy (you know, the people in Iraq who are killing our troops) wants to know when we are leaving, so they can sit back, scale back and wait till we do and then overwhelm the remaining troops and obtain their objective.

Granted they could do that any way, but a time frame gives them a much better chance to solidify the plans for the best effectiveness.

It bears repeating how our culture has changed.   How little consideration the media has for the safety of the troops.

It pisses me off.

U.S. General in Iraq Outlines Troop Cuts

The top American commander in Iraq has drafted a plan that projects sharp reductions in the United States military presence there by the end of 2007, with the first cuts coming this September, American officials say.

According to a classified briefing at the Pentagon this week by the commander, Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the number of American combat brigades in Iraq is projected to decrease to 5 or 6 from the current level of 14 by December 2007…

…General Casey’s briefing has remained a closely held secret, and it was described by American officials who agreed to discuss the details only on condition of anonymity.

I hope the classified leakers gets caught and go to jail.  This is ourageous.  We owe our troops so much better.

Here, also courtesy of Michelle Malkin (who is headlining the story), are a few more photoshops of old war posters.  My favorite is up above, but these are nice too.  And pretty much on target.