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The Pentagon’s secret review of U.S. military options in Iraq boils down to this: "Go Big," "Go Long" or "Go Home." In other words, writes the Washington Post today: "Send in more troops, shrink the force but stay longer, or pull out, according to senior defense officials."

The likely recommendation from the group will be the "Go Big but Short While Transitioning to Go Long," (those are the words of "one defense official," not mine) which "could backfire if Iraqis suspect it is really a way for the United States to moonwalk out of Iraq -- that is, to imitate singer Michael Jackson's trademark move of appearing to move forward while actually sliding backward."

I was prepared for some vaguely sports-related analogies to come along, but I really never expected a Michael Jackson-moonwalk analogy. Anyway, the Post notes that the "GBSWTGL" plan "may be remarkably close" to the recommendation expected from the Iraq Study Group, whose findings are expected to be released next month.

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