More Bad Journalism

The U.S. Ambassador to Iraq said:

"I do believe it's possible that we could adjust our forces, downsizing them in the course of next year. That's possible given the positive political developments and continuing growth in the capabilities of the Iraqi forces," Khalilzad said.

However, Reuters continues to push their symbolic, and not actual, setbacks, started with the following:

President George W. Bush's envoy to Iraq predicted on Wednesday that some U.S. troops may be pulled out of Iraq over the next year, a day after the grim news broke that 2,000 Americans had been killed in the war.

And a few paragraphs down they continue, in case you missed it the first time:

Increasing the pressure on Bush was the news on Tuesday that 2,000 U.S. troops had now died in Iraq.

So, do you believe me when I claim they are obsessed with their own self-importance in recognizing symbolism yet?