The Bush administration is quietly on track to nearly double the number of combat troops in Iraq this year, an analysis of Pentagon deployment orders showed Monday.

The little-noticed second surge, designed to reinforce U.S. troops in Iraq, is being executed by sending more combat brigades and extending tours of duty for troops already there.

So the real reason they're saying no to any of the timetable stuff is because rather than getting out Bush is planning to throw MORE people into the meat grinder?