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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: pullout

pullout stories: 4 news summaries

(Newser) - Gen. Stanley McChrystal has ordered a major shift in US troop deployment in Afghanistan, telling his commanders to pull out of the sparsely populated, Taliban-controlled areas and focus instead on protecting population centers, the Washington Post reports. US officials say they’ve realized that they’re not going to... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • pullout • Afghanistan war • Stanley McChrystal

White House Braces for Anti-War Push From Left

Administration fears liberal call for pullout

Sep 1, 09 11:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Administration officials are concerned that pressure from the left could drive the Afghanistan war effort off the rails early, Politico reports. Rising casualties, along with doubts about strategy and the recent election, are raising fears the White House could be denied a chance to show concrete progress in the country.... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • White House • troop withdrawal • pullout • liberal • Afghanistan war • Obama administration

Gates Eyes Deeper Troop Cuts

Defense Sec hopes to have US Iraq forces down to 100,000 by end of 2008

Sep 15, 07 7:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - On the heels of President Bush's announcement of limited drawbacks in Iraq, Defense Secretary Robert Gates expressed confidence yesterday that a bigger pullout would be possible. Gates said yesterday that he hopes for more cuts than Bush and Gen. David Petraeus were willing to commit to, bringing troop levels down... More »

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Iraq • Bush administration • Robert Gates • David Petraeus • troop withdrawal • pullout

GOP Senator: Start Bringing Troops Home

Warner raps Iraq PM, calls for limited pullout by Christmas

Aug 23, 07 5:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - In a significant break from his previous support for the White House's Iraq policy, John Warner said today wants to see some US troops home by Christmas. The influential ex-chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee has opposed Democratic attempts to force withdrawal, CNN reports, but now says a partial... More »

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Nouri al-Maliki • Armed Services Committee • John Warner • troop withdrawal • Carl Levin • pullout • Iraq war

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