The withdrawal from Iraq?

Britain's Telegraph is reporting that "[a]ll British and United States troops serving in Iraq will be withdrawn within a year in an effort to bring peace and stability to the country". More:

According to a senior defence source directly involved in planning the withdrawal, Britain is the driving force behind the scheme. The early spring of next year has been identified as the optimum time for the start of the complex and dangerous operation.

The source explained that troop numbers were expected to decrease slightly over the next 12 months but that the bulk of British and American forces, who make up 138,000 of the coalition's 153,000 troops, would be withdrawn simultaneously.

If true -- and let's make sure to stress the if -- this is big news. No, huge. Stay tuned...