From Forbes
By Anne Plummer Flaherty

Withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq? Won’t work. Beef them up? We’re stretched too thin.

As President Bush, Congress and a special commission seek new approaches for the unpopular war, warnings from the top American commander in the Middle East make clear there is no simple answer.

At the end of the day, military deployments will be up to President Bush, who has staunchly defended his handling of the war.

He said after last week’s Democratic triumph in congressional elections that he is open to fresh approaches. With pressure on him to find a different path, the only thing most experts agree on is that each idea presents considerable risk.

“There’s a big question right now on whether Iraq can be saved,” Kenneth Pollack, who served on the National Security Council staff during the Clinton administration, said Thursday.

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