Nope, it's a timeline, not a "general time horizon for meeting aspirational goals"

The Iraqis won't even let the Bush administration cling to its Orwellian language wiggle room.

The Bush administration says it's a "general time horizon for meeting aspirational goals."

The Iraqis say,

Iraq's foreign minister insisted Sunday that any security deal with the United States must contain a "very clear timeline" for the departure of U.S. troops.

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