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NEWS ABOUT: troop reduction

troop reduction stories: 2 news summaries

US to Stall Troop Cuts Over Iraqi Elections

But Baghdad vetoed
plan for the ballots earlier this week

Mar 1, 08 3:16 PM CST
(Newser) - US troop cuts in Iraq will stall after July to ensure security for local elections, a Washington official said yesterday. "You can actually increase your own risk if you pull out too many simultaneously," the official said. "This is not a stall tactic." But Baghdad officials... More »

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Iraq • Pentagon • troop surge • David Petraeus • troop reduction • troop levels • Iraqi elections • Iraq's presidency council • provincial elections

General Plans New Round of Iraq Troop Cuts

Petraeus reveals second withdrawal
likely after July

Feb 21, 08 5:45 AM CST
(Newser) - General David Petraeus is preparing new plans to withdraw American troops from Iraq on top of previously announced reductions. The US commander in Iraq said that after more than 20,000 soldiers are pulled out by July, he will recommend further cutbacks later in the year, he told the Times... More »

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Iraq • troop surge • David Petraeus • Iraq parliament • troop reduction

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