Only one problem, Senator McSame; we have NOT drawn to pre-surge levels in Iraq. The facts are:
...there are at present around 155,000 troops in Iraq, compared to a January 2007 force level of 128,569. The Pentagon is planning to get down to 140,000 by the end of July.
Even worse, according to the Washington Post's "Fact Checker," "the attempt by the McCain media machine to spin the mistake as a simple matter of 'verb tenses' is an insult to our intelligence." Which is why the Washington Post Fact Checker awards John McSame three "Pinocchios" for lying: